A gay party at the embassy in Iraq

[William769]

I should really check my military email more often. Apparently, the U.S. embassy in Iraq is holding a gay pride celebration. My first sergeant notified me of this when he asked, “What gay icon are you going to dress up as for the party?”

I didn’t know what he was talking about until he explained the email. I had to think about it for a minute before making sense of the situation. Department of Defense civilians, contractors, and other civilians aren’t under the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. They can hold all the gay pride celebrations they wish and be open with their coworkers. Many of them are protected under nondiscrimination policies of their employers.

“It’s a shame what they’re doing to soldiers,” my First Sergeant said. I assumed that he meant this negatively. It seems whenever anyone says anything on the subject of gays it is going to be negative. Very rarely do you have someone fight for gays - and even rarer is it when a dinosaur like my First Sergeant would go against the crowd.

I told my First Sergeant that I would have gone as ‘Big Gay Al’ from that cartoon “South Park.” I don’t think he’s much of an icon, but the character seemed pretty recognizable. I don’t think my seargeant knew who this was, because he quickly changed the subject to another cartoon - and then the whole gay subject was lost to this new conversation.

http://www.365gay.com/blog/duffy-a-gay-party-at-the-embassy-in-iraq/

Gald to see at least some get to have a Gay ole time.

[joeybee12]

1. Is this for real?

Seems sort of surreal.

[William769]

2. Yes it's for real.

And Homosexuals still being killed in Iraq is a whole other thread.

[joeybee12]

3. That's what's surreal...partying in a place where people are murdered

for the same thing.