1.There can be no moral or ethical justification for discrimination against openly gay and lesbian persons in the areas of military service and marriage. Consider:
             The discrimination against gay persons is just another manifestation of the deep-rooted prejudice against the minorities in most societies; it has nothing to do with 'ethics.' It reflects the same kind of prejudice that was exhibited against the minority black population (and the women) for a long period of American history.
             Some opponents of homosexuality justify discrimination against gay marriages on the grounds that "it is against God's will" and the Bible considers homosexuality as sinful.1 This religious condemnation by no means makes homosexuality "immoral." Consider the fact that the Bible considers several other activities such as "eating of shell fish" (Leviticus 11:10), "working on Sundays" (Exodus 35:2), and even "playing football" (Leviticus 11:6-8) as sinful but allows an abhorrent institution such as slavery. Does this mean that "playing football" is immoral and keeping slaves is moral? ("Why same-sex marriage should be allowed?" n.d.)
             Similarly, opponents of allowing openly gay persons in military service claim that "unit cohesion" and military morale will suffer if known homosexuals are allowed to serve side-by-side and share close quarters with heterosexuals. It is pertinent to note that the U.S. armed forces offered the same "unit cohesion" argument to oppose racially integrating military units, decades ago before President Truman rejected the argument and ordered the racial integration of the armed forces in 1948 ("Uniform Discrimination..." 2003) Moreover, countries such as the U.K., Germany, Canada, and Israel have removed restrictions on service by openly gay and lesbian soldiers in recent times without impairing their armed forces' ef...