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Consider joining:Today's Health - Wellness / Exercise / Reflections:Health hazards of DADTDecember 3, 2010 / The Progressive Pulse / by Rob SchofieldHere's a take on the controversy over the military's silly and counter-productive "Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy toward lesbians, gay men and bisexuals that you probably haven't heard before but that makes a heckuva lot of sense. It comes from an article written by a San Diego-based physician who provides health care to a lot of military personnel for sexually transmitted diseases.The problem with `don't ask, don't tell' is that it's a giant roadblock in the middle of the typical "ask" and "tell" encounter that's absolutely essential to the effective practice of medicine. It's like trying to take care of a patient with chest pain without being able to ask him whether he smokes, or has a history of heart disease, or has ever had a heart attack in the past. It's not good medicine.
But, unfortunately, that's exactly what happens in many military healthcare settings, according to scores of military clinicians and service members with whom I've talked….
The upshot is that infections among service members go undiagnosed and untreated – unless they come see me, or another civilian provider proficient in sexual health. There are certainly many more service members who don't know about, or don't have access to, municipal clinics. In those cases, we all lose. If infections go undiagnosed and untreated, our public health efforts to break the chain of transmission of STDs and HIV are undermined. That goes for our efforts in both the military and the civilian populations, which in San Diego, and many other areas across the country, have a huge amount of social – and sexual — overlap.
STDs, of course, compromise military readiness, whether they're among LGB service members or not. And they also predispose to HIV acquisition, which itself is unfortunate for a service member and costly, in terms of readiness and healthcare expenses, for the military."
In short, not only is DADT ridiculous and obsolete, it's overtly dangerous.
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- Boycott advertisers of Glenn Beck on Fox News as well as all of FOX NEWS! Glenn has lied about Health-care, called our President a racist, and is anti-gay rights.
- We demand immediate end of DADT. It is out-right discrimination.
- Boycott Bill O'Reilly and FOX News and their advertisers. Bill discussed a French commerical by McDonalds that was meant to show that McDonalds is Gay Friendly. Bill said what is next? Is McDonalds going to get be Al-Qaida friendly as well? Further, Bill said that McDonalds would never show a gay friendly commercial in the USA. Imagine, Bill is comparing Gays to Al-Qaida!
- Boycott Arizona the home of senile - Sen. John McCain: because of their Hateful anti-Immigration Law that encourages racial profiling and increases hatred towards minorities. A remedy: Demand Republicans to support Immigration Reform. Further, Their Senator McCain voted against ending DADT and blocked Immigration reform! We shall hold the voters of Arizona responsible!
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Dirty dealing on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'Dec 4, 2010 / by Jimmy Zuma / Tucson SentinelMake no mistake, the recent Republican pronouncement that they will only deal with budget and tax-cut extensions over the next month is aimed to run out the clock on the repeal of Don't Ask; Don't Tell and other legislation. This is an attempt to take an end run around popular opinion now that "studying it to death" has failed. They're simply hiding what they are up to.
The repeal of Don't Ask; Don't Tell is now overwhelmingly supported by citizens, military members and anyone who values the principle that all men and women are equal. No matter where you stand on it, though, you ought to be concerned about the deception. Republican's latest gridlock attempt - coming just one day after they claimed they'd quit it - continues the tactic of claiming one thing while doing another. In a shockingly cowardly approach, they want to filibuster repeal while pretending not to.
Among Republicans, perhaps no member is more of a sissy than John McCain. (He may have shown some stones 40 years ago, but not for a good long time.) McCain definitively proved his cowardice when he recruited Sarah Palin - at risk to the nation - in a rapacious attempt to salvage his failed presidential campaign. Further evidence arrived during his recent senatorial campaign, when he threw Arizona Hispanics (and Arizona's largest trading partner) squarely under the campaign bus. It turns out "The Maverick" is really The Panderer.
Senator McCain engages in senseless and spineless logic, first hiding behind the troops and claiming he'd support repeal of DADT if they did. "My opinion is shaped by the view of the leaders of the military," he had said. Then this week, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Admiral Mike Mullen testified before the Senate Armed Service Committee, "Repeal of the law will not prove unacceptable risk to military readiness. Unit cohesion will not suffer if our units are well-led. And families will not encourage their loved ones to leave the service in droves." In short, "We're not cowards." At that moment, McCain looked like he had indigestion.
Now that "survey says" uniforms overwhelmingly support repeal, Senator McCain has called for another study. He specifically dismissed the testimony of Admiral Mullen as not relevant. McCain's latest pivot goes like this, "What I want to know, and what it is the Congress's duty to determine, is not can our armed forces implement a repeal of this law, but whether the law should be repealed." Discrimination adds nothing and costs something. Ending discrimination costs nothing and adds something. What's the conundrum here, John? A squirmy McCain is simply trying to prop up the illusion that he is a brave man while fleeing in panic from a drill-field phalanx of relentless, creeping gayness.
Repeal of Don't Ask; Don't Tell does have one small cultural effect. Open service by all Americans will drive a small wedge of diversity into a military culture that's been increasingly co-opted by conservatives and evangelicals. But even that aspect is far detached from this decision. And judging from the military survey that cat is already out of the bag. Most soldiers have said they've already served with gay co-workers. Almost all who did said they don't mind. The DADT of today is really "Don't ask; don't let the old-fart-in-charge find out." It is long past time for the military to muster out this 1950's-era "morality."
Men and women who are now serving have no cowardice about serving with gay men and lesbians. Gay men and lesbian women certainly harbor no cowardice - or even reluctance - about serving. They've offered up life and limb as evidence of their bravery and patriotism. The only cowards in the room seem to be John McCain and his party. They're afraid to find out that a gay man can be as good or better a soldier than a straight one. McCain is afraid we'll learn that gay men are brave and strong and capable. He imagines that brave gay men will undermine the confidence of brave straight men. How queer.
Don't be scared, John. Man up. If a gay man is braver, stronger, or better than you, that doesn't mean you're a sissy. Being afraid to let him show his mettle - to compete equally with you for the label of hero - is what makes you a pansy.
URGENT: Boycott Gold's Gym, Target and Best Buy for donating money towards anti-gay political candidates/organizations and to Proposition 8 (California) to prevent gay marriage. I would not purchase "Blood Diamonds," nor should a person / organization be contributing funds to both Hitler / Nazi's and the Jews at the same time! Obviously giving money to the Jews and not Hitler/Nazi's was the right thing to do. Hence, these companies violated my trust and well-being. They gave money to my enemy who would terminate me from my job, deny me housing and send me to a Internment camp. Therefore, goodbye Gold's Gym, Target and Best Buy! The CEO's of these companies have been insensitive to our reaction and do not even comprehend their actions! What takes so long to "fire" these Neanderthals?
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