Is the increase in sexual harassment cases filed by” MEN” who are being harassed by Gay males a bad omen for the military?

I think too many people are too close minded - they see anyone who isn't like them, who doesn't agree with them or conform to their views, as being "abnormal" or "subversive" or some other derogatory term. I understand that many people were raised to think this way, and that's a shame. I was raised to believe that God made us in many different ways - He differentiated us by gender, by color, by height, and a host of other characteristics.

And He, for reasons of made some of us homosexual. Who knows? Perhaps it's s was of slowing population growth.

I've had friends make passes at me when I was younger, and I just told them they'd misread me, that I didn't go that way. Big deal - it didn't hurt our friendship. I made passes at women who told me they weren't interested.

Big deal - it didn't hurt our friendship. Get it? Real men are confident of their sexuality and don't feel the need to beat someone up to prove it.

Of course, as long as some see sex as a competition, where there's a "conquest," then there's some justification in viewing the person on the receiving end of sexual advances as a victim, regardless of gender.

I don't see the difference between having gays in the military and allowing men and women to serve together. Male soldiers have harassed and assaulted female soldiers, but no one lost their minds about it. In fact, several women have reported that when they complained to command, absolutely NOTHING was done.

I think the fear that many heterosexual men feel is pretty unnecessary. This whole "if a gay man sees me, he's going to be instantly attracted to me, and he's going to do anything and everything he can to get me! " just smacks of arrogance and ignorance.

Get over yourselves, boys; you're not that good looking! Women don't maul you, so why would a gay man? In fact, I suspect some secret desire in some of those angry rants.Me thinks some gentlemen do protest too much.... Actually, more and more men are reporting harassment from WOMEN, not gays.

Everyone has the right to safety and respect in their workplace, and the military is no different. In fact, maybe the homophobia will spur some policies that finally protect women from male soldiers. Gays are no different from anyone else, no more likely to harass or assault than anyone else, and in case this country hasn't noticed, there isn't exactly a line of people wanting to go to Iraq.

If they want to serve, let them serve! I was pretty shocked to see Arabic translators fired from the military for being gay, when there was a massive shortage of translators. Seriously guys, if a gay man saves your life, it doesn't make you gay.

Get over it.

Just a thought, but if many of those people in the world that have issues with people who are gay, really knew just how many people were gay, they would be shocked. Ask yourself this..Are you sure that everyone you know is straight? What makes you so sure?

I would venture to guess that at least 10 or 15 out of the last 100 people you've come into contact with, were gay. And you may not have even known it. The point is that those "openly gay" service men and women are now being spotlighted.

Whereas before, not very many were open because of the consequences they would have faced. Just because someone is gay, doesn't automatically indicate that they are willing to jump on everyone they come into contact with. In fact, most gay couples today, could be the mirror image of a heterosexual couple.

They work, raise children and have marital problems. They are not out doing drugs and having sex in the allies like they may have done in the 70's and 80's. I don't understand the fear that people have of gay American's serving in the military.

Gay men and women are more than capable of having a professional and platonic relationship. What about the business man and his secretary? Should it be assumed that he will sexually harass her, just because he is straight?

Everyone in society needs to abide by the law or there are consequences. Not sure what you mean by "defends" himself but violent retaliation will only hold up in court if you can prove that you were protecting yourself from legitimate fear of violent injury toward yourself. In a court of law, I don't think sexual harassment is going to qualify as violence.As far as the military goes, I think most all soldiers show great self-discipline, and the ones that are currently gay and have been in the military the last 20 years under the don't ask don't tell polociy have shown incredible self-discipline.

There are undoubtedly very strict harassment policies already in place within the military and I think that this alone is sufficient enough to encourage this self-discipline. Allowing gays to openly serve does not even remotely mean that all of a sudden there's going to be a rash of harassment suits.

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