Once a year we are treated to the spectacle of a fair number of uniformed service personnel acting as unpaid stewards at a tennis championship which appears to have no direct connection with our defence forces. This event doesn't interest me in the slightest, but if these men and women choose to give up their spare time to take part in a minor way then I have no objection to them wearing their uniforms as long as they polish their shoes and look smart.
In most of our lifetimes homosexuals were forbidden to be members of the armed forces as the fact that their practices were illegal, and thus rendered them susceptible to blackmail, made them a security risk. Now after much campaigning and no small personal sacrifice these people are now entitled to be full members of our armed forces and to risk their lives alongside their "straight" comrades in arms. If some of them wish to celebrate this fact by wearing their uniforms at a gay pride event, then good luck to them.
Last edited by Tankertrashnav; 9th Mar 2013 at 22:43.