The Family Research Council issued this report shortly before Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was repealed on homosexual assault in the military (not assaults on gays but assaults BY gays).
They concluded that, “this problem can only become worse if the current law is repealed and homosexuals are openly welcomed (and even granted special protections) within the military, as homosexual activists are demanding.”
That’s exactly what Obama did. He signed an Executive Order requiring that all gays in the military accused of a crime be represented by senior JAG officers. (Usually you get the most junior JAG lawyer except for major crimes involving high ranking officers.)
Eight percent of all sexual assault cases in the military are committed by homosexuals. That’s in comparison to their 0.25% (one quarter of one percent) of the population, according to the latest U.S. census. That is, the percent of households reporting as gay.
Thus, gays commit 30 times more sexual assaults in the military, proportionate to their percentage of the population as a whole. (The proportion of gays in the military is roughly the same as in the civilian population as a whole.)
The conclusions of this report are as follows:
“The military already has a serious problem with sexual assault by homosexuals. If the current law against homosexuality in the military is overturned, the problem of same-sex sexual assault in the military is sure to increase.
If the law is overturned and open homosexuals are welcomed into the military, the number of homosexuals in the armed forces can only increase-leading to a corresponding increase in same-sex sexual assaults.
Removal of the threat of discharge from the military for homosexual conduct will reduce deterrence, likely leading to more cases of sexual assault.
If homosexuals become a protected class within the military, victims will be afraid to report incidents of homosexual assault and commanders will be afraid to punish them, lest they be accused of “discrimination” or “homophobia.”
Allowing open homosexuality in the military would do nothing to enhance the readiness or effectiveness of our armed forces. On the contrary, it would clearly damage them-in part because it would increase the already serious problem of homosexual assault in the military.”
