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Don't ask, don't tell in the Irish army?

  • 09-04-2009 7:18am
    #1
    Thirdfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,110 ✭✭✭


    I was just wondering as I'm living in the US right now and they make a big hooplah over whether they should change the currently system or not.

    So can openly homosexual men/women serve in the Irish army? How about the British? (Is the US's position unique or standard?)

    Regards.


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  • #2
    Donny5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,827 ✭✭✭Donny5


    Thirdfox wrote: »
    I was just wondering as I'm living in the US right now and they make a big hooplah over whether they should change the currently system or not.

    So can openly homosexual men/women serve in the Irish army? How about the British? (Is the US's position unique or standard?)

    Regards.
    The Employment Equality Act, 1998 defines discrimination as the treatment of one person in a less favourable way than another person is, has been or would be treated. The Act outlaws discrimination on nine (9) distinct grounds: gender, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, religious belief, age, disability, race and membership of the traveler community.

    Section 4, Para. 119, Defence Forces Policy on Interpersonal Relationships in the Defence Forces

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  • #3
    Leadership
    Closed Accounts Posts: 457 ✭✭Leadership


    You can be gay in the British army and its been like that since the late 90's as far as I recall.

    When it was introduced if you declared yourself gay you were offered surplus married accommodation if available. Trouble was that with the state of soldier accommodation at the time 75% of my unit "declared" and a investigation was launched.


  • #4
    twinytwo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,348 ✭✭✭twinytwo


    Leadership wrote: »
    You can be gay in the British army and its been like that since the late 90's as far as I recall.

    When it was introduced if you declared yourself gay you were offered surplus married accommodation if available. Trouble was that with the state of soldier accommodation at the time 75% of my unit "declared" and a investigation was launched.

    Well we remember the story of the para that had a sex change then he was dropped by the paras because women are not allowed in the paras so he tries to sue :confused:


  • #5
    concussion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭concussion


    Well, genetically he'd still be male.....


  • #6
    iceage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,533 ✭✭✭iceage


    Leadership wrote: »
    You can be gay in the British army and its been like that since the late 90's as far as I recall.

    When it was introduced if you declared yourself gay you were offered surplus married accommodation if available. Trouble was that with the state of soldier accommodation at the time 75% of my unit "declared" and a investigation was launched.

    Hahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahahahahahahaha

    breathe 2-3.

    Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahaha!!


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  • #7
    Thirdfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,110 ✭✭✭Thirdfox


    So the US's position is out of variance with the "Western" world then?


  • #8
    wylo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,214 ✭✭✭wylo


    Leadership wrote: »
    You can be gay in the British army and its been like that since the late 90's as far as I recall.

    When it was introduced if you declared yourself gay you were offered surplus married accommodation if available. Trouble was that with the state of soldier accommodation at the time 75% of my unit "declared" and a investigation was launched.
    LOL I can imagine them walking up to the officer looking for better accommodation, effeminate hips swinging side to side waving his right hand down..."HEY SOLDIER"


  • #9
    twinytwo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,348 ✭✭✭twinytwo


    concussion wrote: »
    Well, genetically he'd still be male.....

    hmmm but he was legally classed as a women...


  • #10
    DublinDes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 259 ✭✭DublinDes


    twinytwo wrote: »
    Well we remember the story of the para that had a sex change then he was dropped by the paras because women are not allowed in the paras so he tries to sue :confused:
    Appearently he/she trained with the SAS also. So much for the super tough best regiment in the world bull whose mega hard training would weed out any weakeness in an individual :D

    http://www.virginmedia.com/tvradio/tvpicks/sexchange-soldier.php


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