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 @SadSenateRepublican from Georgia  commented…1yr1Y

Gays shouldn’t serve plain and simple. Anything with a romantic/love/sex conflict of interest or the possibility of it is too dangerous and distracting.

 @JusticeRiceGreen from California  disagreed…1yr1Y

Glad to know our straight soldiers are proud virgins who don’t think about sex or love.

 @MAGA_Deplorable from Washington  disagreed…1yr1Y

That's not what he claimed, moron. If you have an issue with Hegseth's positions, feel free to talk about it. But don't resort to creating straw man arguments no one ever made.

  @Renaldo-MoonGreen from Pennsylvania  commented…1yr1Y

Name one good reason gays shouldn't be allowed to serve.

 @MAGA_Deplorable from Washington  disagreed…1yr1Y

Because they are *attracted to* their brothers-in-arms. Can't have romance on the battle-field, especially not that kind of "romance." If you've ever seen how humiliatingly awkward and stupid people behave around those they are attracted to –– and I'm certain you have at least once in your life –– then you should realise that anyone in that kind of situation will not be thinking clearly and performing optimally at combat.

 @Tyler.K from Texas  disagreed…9mos9MO

Did you know that women can also serve in the military? Should we also ban all women from the military as well and keep it to straight cis men? Nobody in combat is going to be thinking about climbing the beanstalk of their war brother while bullets fly around them. This argument is genuinely stupid.

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