I guess I could if I thought men were attractive.

Well that is interesting. As a fan of bodybuilding most of my life I have found a lot of mens bodies "attractive". But never in a way I would remotely be interested in having sex with them, nor in a way that I could fall in love with them in a coupling way - there is WAY more to attraction to sex afterall - sex don't take long and is less frequent and shorter as we get older. Anyhow, this is an attraction I can only do with a women. Hell, with my history of relationships; if I could change stripes I would. but I just am not wired that way. I am a flaming heterosexual.

Basically I guess I find your view rather fascinating and perhaps a bit bisexual. Not that there is anything wrong with that..... just interesting.

Originally Posted by quinn14

Thank you Ground & Pound. You have seen the light and proved my point. No one is getting kicked out because of a picture. It is acts that you do that have to be proved you did. If it is behind closed doors, no one knows. It even gives an out to someone who did say it, which you aren't supposed to do in the first place. Unless, of course, the military proved to be too hard and you were looking for a way out anyway.

Here's some more...

(1) A person's sexual orientation is considered a personal and private matter. Officials of the armed forces will not ask and service members will not be required to reveal whether they are heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual.
(2) A member's sexual orientation is not a bar to service entry or continued service unless manifested by conduct in the manner described below.
(3) When a member engages in homosexual conduct, he or she is subject to administrative separation. Homosexual conduct includes a homosexual act, a statement by the member that demonstrates a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts, or a homosexual marriage or attempted marriage.
(4) A statement by a member that demonstrates a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts -- such as a statement by the member that he or she is a homosexual -- is grounds for separation, not because it reflects the member's sexual orientation, but because the statement indicates a likelihood that the member engages in or will engage in homosexual acts.
(5) Neither commanders' inquiries (for administrative reasons or for minor offenses) nor military criminal law enforcement investigations (for criminal violations) will be conducted absent credible information of homosexual conduct.
(6) Credible information exists when the information, considering its source and the surrounding circumstances, supports a reasonable belief that there is a basis for discharge. It requires a determination based on facts, not just belief or suspicion.
(7) Service members may be discharged if they are found to have engaged in homosexual conduct.

Perhaps a picture alone would not be enough to dishonorably discharge. But, if someone casually asks about the identity of the who the person in the photo, the soldier must lie or be investigated.

The rules go as far as saying that there only needs to be a likelihood that a person will commit homosexual acts in the future. A person doesn't even have to actual act on homosexual impulses. Just having them is enough.

All they need is "credible information" to being the "asking" investigation. It could also be an overheard conversation or an email read over someone's shoulder.

Originally Posted by quinn14

I think Cheney's daughter is gay.

So you think he would jepordize national security just because his daughter is gay? Or perhaps he sees this as a change whose time has come because society has changed.