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* "It would be logical to say that gays' serving successfully in Iraq disproves the idea that homosexuality homosexuality, a term created by 19th cent. theorists to describe a sexual and emotional interest in members of one's own sex. Today a person is often said to have a homosexual or a heterosexual orientation, a description intended to defuse some of the long-standing  and military service are incompatible incompatible adj. 1) inconsistent. 2) unmatching. 3) unable to live together as husband and wife due to irreconcilable differences. In no-fault divorce states, if one of the spouses desires to end the marriage, that fact proves incompatibility, and a divorce , But since when has any branch of the U.S. government--especially the military--been accused of being logical?"

* "Look how long it took for women to serve in the military. In time things will change."

* "Gay soldiers fighting for regime change in Iraq won't get rid of 'don't ask, don't tell,' Gay people working for regime change in Washington in 2004 might."

* "The GOP hawks Hawks   , Howard Winchester 1896-1977.

American filmmaker whose works include His Girl Friday (1940) and The Big Sleep (1946).
 orbiting Bush's tiny pinhead are willing to look the other way when it comes to gays serving and dying, but their hatred and disdain for our community is more deeply embedded Inserted into. See embedded system.  than a CNN CNN
 or Cable News Network

Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world.
 reporter in Baghdad,"

* "How is the U,S, government going to know how many gays participated without soldiers violating 'don't ask, don't tell'? This government will never change until we completely separate church and state,"
Maybe   10%
Yes      8%
No      82%

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Title Annotation:readers polled on whether gay soldiers' involvement in Iraq War will affect change in government policy on gays in military
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:May 27, 2003
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