Fear Of Gays Expensive For Defense Department

The U.S. military has a don't ask, don't tell policy. If you admit you are gay, you are discharged. About 10,000 gays have been discharged from the military under that policy and 350 of them have been medical professionals. All have been trained by the military at public expense. This has deprived our military of valuable active duty military personnel at a time of urgent need, and has cost our nation a great deal of money. Allowing gays in the military openly, and providing domestic partner benefits, would be far cheaper and would improve the effectiveness of the U.S. military.