Culture Quote by USMC Sgt. Harry Berres

“Soldier, you are gay until the United States military tells you otherwise.”

— Ryan Gielen

I support allowing homosexuals to serve openly in our military and eliminating the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy.

— Ed Case

As a lifelong Republican who served in the Army in Germany, I believe it is critical that we review - and overturn - the…

— Alan K. Simpson

The one bonus of not lifting the ban on gays in the military is that the next time the government mandates a draft we…

— Lorne Bloch

I think they should let gays in the military because we are the United States of America. And if a gay person wants to…

— Jesse Ventura

As a lifelong pacifist, Quaker, and a gay man, I despair that gays and lesbians are expending energy trying to get into the military…

— Ned Rorem

I think the decision that's been made with respect to allowing gays to serve openly in the military is a good one.

— Dick Cheney

Having spent 37 years of my life in the military as a reservist, and never having met a gay in all of that time,…

— Barry Goldwater

I do not care whether you're a Democrat or you're a Republican or an independent. We must pull for the people who are wearing…

— Tommy Lasorda

By the time I enrolled in the military at 20, I had spent years in denial about who I really was. I was openly…

— Chelsea Manning

Mom got very heated about the new government policy of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. In her view it was going to allow closeted gay…

— Dustin Lance Black

My best friend in the Marines, her name is Kim, said one day while we were in Iraq that homosexuals in the Forces should…

— Liz Carmouche