Yeah, the Cold War's demand for ideological purity really did a number on the military. When I got to the 101st everyone was still debating the guy who murdered someone with a sword because he thought he was gay. It's an absolutely ridiculous amount of FUD. I will say after 2003 it seemed like our priorities realigned to caring about getting the job done.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

That’s wild to me coming from queer communities that still have stories and legacies coming from the WWII soldiers who went halfway around the world, realized something about themselves and then decided not to go back to the middle of nowhere and marry someone because their family wanted them to. Like I’m aware of how it happened, but it’s still weird