Do Ask, Do Tell (and celebrate knowing)

I have been listening to NPR discuss the military changing of their current policy which is Don't Ask, Don't Tell for gays in the armed forces. This is a fucking archaic and stupid policy which will probably be upheld. Besides sexual orientation which is ostensibly what the law is about, it is really about sexual freedom, diversity, freedom from shame and the right of choice. One caller on NPR was in the military and likened this current controversy to one previous in U.S. history of racial integration of the armed forces. That was a huge deal in its proposal and considered likely to cause a ton of difficult situations especially with people of conservative backgrounds and beliefs, but now it is completely normal and I dare to bet, beneficial to those who serve to be in close contact with people of other races and learn that Hello, we are human beings. Currently under don't ask or tell, gays have to hide their orientation or risk being expelled. They get to exist in constant shame and paranoia. Of course sometimes gayness is more apparently obvious and then those service people go through hell of bullying and verbal and behavioral harassments. Homosexuality is not really black or white. I meet many "straight" men who have a desire to suck cock, as I have written about here less times than it has occurred. Therefore heterosexual men in group showers are not safe from their cocks being covertly fantasized about. What is so threatening about being fantasized about? Recently the ACLU has taken the state of Georgia to court because to enter a court building in their checking for weapons, they made a Muslim woman take off her head covering. The claim is she was being denied her right to practice her religion, which requires her to be covered in public. Why aren't the rights of gays to choose who they desire for sexual contact a sacred right. And for that matter extending to wider circles, why isn't my right to choose an occupation that serves me and my clients my human right? Hopefully, I am preaching to the choir, but I believe it is time to stop letting the conservatives make rules that govern the rest of us and force them to come to terms with the beauty and diversity of humanity.