Essay On Homosexuality In The Military

Gays and lesbians would not make the military worse, because they are just no different from the straight soldiers. In the United States there are a plethora of single parent households that support their children without a significant other in their life. Marriage is about having an intimate bond between two people not about having children. Same-sex marriage is a couples right and needs to be accepted. Gay and lesbian couples are more likely to stay together because they have fought for their relationships to be recognized.
In the eyes of some, having a homosexual in the military would not waver the effectiveness if they can do their job in the military. Men and women have different bathroom facilities because many personnel do not want the opposite sex seeing them showering and becoming aroused. If the military allows openly gay men and women to join a unit, then the armed forces will have to accommodate homosexuals by having separate showering times. The reason being is straight soldiers will not be comfortable bathing in front of gay men and women, because there is a possibility they may be attracted to them sexually. Now, if the military have …show more content…
With a parent blatantly stating that they are homosexual; they have no desire to provide their child with parents of both sexes. As Peter Sprigg once said, “. . . the legalization of homosexual ‘marriage’ would not be its effect on adults, but its effect on children.” Children learn their roles in the world from their parents. How to take care of the family by providing food and shelter from the father along with how to clean the home and care for children from the mother. If America legalizes same-sex marriage it is the “. . . deliberate creation of permanently motherless or fatherless households for children.”