The DADT issue continues to bubble. The chiefs of both Marines and Army are not happy with the idea. The Navy chief thinks it would be ok. I would love it if homosexual men who wanted to be part of the very traditional institution of the military could sign up and serve as themselves. And I cannot foresee a time when the issue will not be contentious for some; it's in the nature of classical masculinity. But the mission of the armed services comes first.
Re: swerving on the personal front, it's disconcerting --and not happy in the stomach-- to start up a friendly and playful conversation with someone you care about and then to have a hot-button item come up and, in a nanosecond, find yourself lost in the land of Drek. I have worked hard to balance out the natural distance and detachment that my Fiveness exhibits, to wade in deep into the world of experience and feeling and connection. And I have done a pretty good job. But at moments like that, where light-hearted joy turns sour and confusing so fast, I kinda wish I had stayed where I started out.
No comments:
Post a Comment