An article about Bradley Manning (among other things he is gay)

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He spent part of his childhood with his father in the arid plains of central Oklahoma, where classmates made fun of him for being a geek. He spent another part with his mother in a small, remote corner of southwest Wales, where classmates made fun of him for being gay.

Then he joined the Army, where, friends said, his social life was defined by the need to conceal his sexuality under “don’t ask, don’t tell” and he wasted brainpower fetching coffee for officers.

But it was around two years ago, when Pfc. Bradley Manning came here to visit a man he had fallen in love with, that he finally seemed to have found a place where he fit in, part of a social circle that included politically motivated computer hackers and his boyfriend, a self-described drag queen. So when his military career seemed headed nowhere good, Private Manning, 22, turned increasingly to those friends for moral support.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/09/us/09manning.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp

Honestly, as a gay man this worries me. This is quite probably going to be brought up about DADT. To the extent that this is viewed as treason it might well be used to argue that gay = traitor = unreliable soldier. I really hope it doesn't but this is could be a disaster.

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1. or he will be suicided in solitary with no witnesses nt

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2. They will no doubt make a field day of this, as you said, "gay = traitor = unreliable soldier." So

many masters of propaganda exist today, this is more than they need to blow this out of proportion. I hope not, but I doubt it will slide by...

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3. It isn't going to be pretty

I can sympathize with his outsider feelings but this will not be good for the gays.

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4. kick

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5. another kick

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6. kick