I wanted to write about the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repeal but now that I’m starting, I’m not really sure what to say. I might update this as I think of more things to say.

I’m glad it was repealed, finally.

I think that people who are worried about gay people will get over it once they live with and work with a real, live gay person.

(especially if it’s someone they have already been living with and working with and they just didn’t know it)

People who can’t handle it won’t enlist in the first place, or won’t reenlist and they will be easily replaced.

I think that the Marine Corps might have a few issues with housing since they still enjoy jamming multiple people together into tiny barracks rooms. Not enough issues to postpone the official repeal though.

(I hated having roommates, regardless of who they were)

All those men who snoozed through sexual harassment classes and rolled their eyes when the sexual assault victim advocates were introduced are outing themselves every time they whine about what will happen if gay people hit on them or try to grab their ass.

(here’s a hint: there are already plenty of sexual harassment rules and protections in place but you just didn’t care before)

Just because it’s being repealed doesn’t mean every gay person in the military is going to come out the very next day. Why would they if their fellow Marines are running around unknowingly trash-talking them?

Generals should come out first, on the very first day, then colonels, then other officers.

Especially the infantry officers.

Then some sergeants major and first sergeants, and other high-ranking enlisted Marines.

That way everyone else will feel more comfortable doing it.

(leadership starts at the top, does it not?)