Things that make you go hmmm.....

I was watching The View this morning, :-), and Clay Aiken was their guest co-host. He said something that really made me think, rare for me :-) Evidently they've sent out a survey to people who serve in the military to ask questions about how they would feel about Don't Ask, Don't Tell being repealed. Of course, they went back and forth, but eventually Clay Aiken said something to the effect of, if you had sent out a survey in the 60's to white students asking them if black students should be able to attend their schools (wow, "their" schools) unfortunately the majority probably would have said no. BUT that doesn't make it right. Just because the majority feels a certain way, doesn't mean it's just.
I am not in the military, which I used to think meant I was not entitled to an opinion on this. But would I have stood by and let segregation continue? Or would I have joined the fight to end it? I hope the latter.
And so I say, believing that someone's sexual orientation would effect their ability to serve in the military as much as the color of their skin, that I stand alongside those who feel it should be repealed. Revealing or not revealing your sexual orientation should be your choice. And your ability to serve in the military should be based on just that, your ability.