You garnered our support (votes) during the election then immediately threw us under the bus on gay marriage right after the election. I voted for you on what you promised and now I regret it. If you don’t back the repeal of “don’t ask don’t tell, regardless of the form it is represented in a bill I will never vote for another democrat in my life. Nothing is more important to me in my lifetime than this issue and I am tired of democrats talking the talk and then not walking the walk. I voted for you under this campaign issue and marriage and you threw us under the bus on the marriage issue. Do the same here and I will never vote for a democrat ever again. I don’t care who is running against you, I’ll vote against you because you lied.

My views on the subject:
Ok, it really kills me to read all of this garbage and that it’s still an issue in this country. I served in the Navy, had consistent 3.8 evals and was outed by an ex-friend. Next thing I know I am am getting hit on by complete strangers in nice clothes on the base??? I knew it was NIS personnel. What a joke, the fact that I did my job well didn’t matter and ofcourse I told the guy several times I didn’t know what he was talking about and he eventually stopped. The mere fact that they would waste taxpayer’s money on this when I was doing a great job astounds me. The next issue is the separate housing, what better way is there to label an anonymous person publicly within a society by seperating them and putting them in seperate housing? This action would expose all most every gay service member and is reminiscent of the Japanese internment camps of World War 2. It saddens me as an American that as a society we are still struggling with this issue. In most European Navies it’s no longer an issue. I’ve dealt with this for a long time and the problem isn’t about performance, it’s about ego and insecurity. What a waste.

Michelle FYI, I spent a lot of time having to shower, berth with straight men. but as a gay man I wouldn’t have a problem sharing a bathroom, berthing or showering seperately in individual showers while you were present because on the Eisenhower we had individual showers. It’s about boundaries and civil rights, women are finally allowed to serve on ships and I was enlisted long before that was allowed. So you are ok with the change that US Navy Ships now allow women to serve aboard but are opposed to gay enlistment and service?

I’ve seen first hand how civil, respectful and open dialog with some opponents and especially those who are on the fence about GLBT equality, can indeed open their hearts and minds to listen. We must learn to work with-in the political system, supporting, not attacking, lawmakers or candidates who publicly endorse GLBT equality. Most importantly, remind them that we are in fact a strong voting block, and our votes can help to decide outcomes of elections.

It’s not my intention to trash GetEqual or their work. Only to offer my suggestions on how they can use their resources and members in a more productive manner.

The vote on DADT won’t take place until after the mid-terms – it will be 1994 all over again, then.

Thankfully, respectable LGBT media has chosen to ignore the self-serving publicity stunts of GetEQUAL. They are simply trying to get attention so they can raise money. GetEqual is money wasted. Keep them on ignore. If we fund them, they continue to hurt us.