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Gay News: Most US marines would prefer not to share with an openly gay colleague, says top marine.
By: Nigel Robinson
General James Conway
General James Conway
Most US marines don't want a gay roommate
Major Corps Commandant General James Conway made was talking to Pentagon reporters about the US military’s current “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.
The 17-year-old law bans openly gay men and women from serving in the US military, a policy of which Conway is in favour.
An overwhelming majority of marines would not like to be roomed with an openly gay person, he told the press conference.
“Some do not object,” he added. “And perhaps a voluntary basis might be the best way to start without violating anybody’s sense of moral concern or a perception on the part of their mates...
“In some instances we will have people that say that homosexuality is wrong and they simply do not want to room with a person of that persuasion because it would go against their religious beliefs.”
The US Congress is currently debating lifting the ban, a move approved by 78 per cent of Americans according to a recent CNN poll.
“We’d just as soon not see it change,” said Conway.
“But again we will follow the law, whatever the law prescribes.”
