Summary
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s embattled nominee for defense secretary, has denounced policies allowing openly gay troops and women in combat roles as part of a “Marxist” agenda undermining military readiness.
In his book The War on Warriors and past interviews, Hegseth criticized the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” and argued that inclusivity erodes standards.
Accused of misconduct, his views against women in combat and seeing inclusivity as a threat to national security have been closely examined during his confirmation process.
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I’m a gay man and I abhor stereotypes, even positive stereotypes can be bad.
It’s based on my experience (i.e. out of my ass). So no data to share. Maybe I have selective bias and all the people I hangout with look the same. But in my community it does feel like the gym is a very important third place.
Yeah, saying that all gay men go to the gym every day is akin to saying that black people are all naturally fast runners or that all Asians excel at math…
Even when it’s said with the purest of intentions (which it far from always is), it has a distinct whiff of othering and ignorance…
Thank you. <3