It was minorities and then it was women and now it is homosexuals in the military. I think we are on a progression (not necessarily a steady one) of getting past these social hang-ups. There's certainly no harm in thinking ahead of the game.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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