In the course of doing some research today, I came across this tidbit. Seriously. The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network posted it to their site in January 2005, but this was the first I'd heard of it. It's funny, pathetic, and scary, all wrapped into one.
Pentagon Confirms Report of Planned Gay Conversion Chemical Weapon
WASHINGTON, DC – A spokesperson for the Department of Defense has confirmed a report that Air Force officials proposed developing a gay conversion chemical weapon in 1994. The proposal, part of a plan from Wright Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, was to develop “chemicals that effect (sic) human behavior so that discipline and morale in enemy units is adversely effected (sic). One distasteful but completely non-lethal example would be strong aphrodisiacs, especially if the chemical also caused homosexual behavior.”
“The Air Force’s proposal is delusional, homophobic and offensive,” said C. Dixon Osburn, Executive Director of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN). “Gays and lesbians serve in the United States armed forces and in the militaries of our closest allies. They do so as part of a formidable fighting force. The assertion that a gay opponent would be somehow less effective in combat is outrageous. No one questioned the battle prowess of Alexander the Great because of his sexual orientation.”
The Pentagon has said the proposal was never implemented. Details of the classified proposal were revealed by Project Sunshine, a watchdog group which monitors chemical and biological warfare agent development.
2 comments:
I had heard about this, it seems, years ago.
Our tax dollars at work.
Maybe if they do come up with this magic chemical they could put it in cologne and perfume, market it, and then use the money to give U.S. troops proper armor and medical care. :-)
LOL, what a bunch of idiots.
They make it sound like being gay is worse than being shot at.
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