Alm, you realize that there are women serving overseas too, right? You know how they separate showering facilities on smaller bases? Men shower at 1 time, women at another. Would it ACTUALLY be hard to add in 2 more times? No.
The only problem would be on bigger bases who have two segregated showering facilities. And it's no different than if you showered at a gym.
And guess what, no one who isn't brain dead should care in the first place. Why? Because you are delusional if you think every gay guy wants to have sex with you.
[EDIT] Realistically, a gay guy isn't going to evaluate you any differently than a straight man would. Well, they might take note of different things, but all guys notice the physical traits of other guys. It's just that straight culture has put a taboo on mentioning these for the asinine reason of "seeming gay." You are being judged as much, if not more, by other straight men than by the gays. [/EDIT]
Furthermore, gays in public schools don't even get separate locker rooms. Do you really think the military is going to care? No. I'm gay--know where I changed in high school? With every other guy in the guy's locker room. Know where I go to the bathroom? In men's restrooms. I'm at college right now--I use the men's bathroom on my floor.
The only reason you'd even want separate facilities is if you are uncomfortable being around gay guys. And it has nothing to do with the idea that they are checking you out--that's just an expression of a deeper disgust.
The ENTIRE DADT argument has always been based on the idea that morale and combat effectiveness would be lowered by integrating gays. And that stems from the idea that gays are gross and straights shouldn't be forced to be in close contact with them.
Frankly, I'll be surprised if the military even bothers segregating showers more than they are now. And that's including if they have the chance.
Also, just because a guy isn't out, doesn't mean he's not gay. Not everyone will come out after DADT (and not everyone will after leaving the military, either).
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Also, what I doubt you realized, is that the single locker-room/shower thing is often more uncomfortable for the gay guy once he's out. He worries that he's causing the rest of them to be uncomfortable, which makes him super uncomfortable about being there.
I can only talk about myself, of course, but I hate changing in locker rooms. When I'm anonymous, it's fine, but when guys there know me I feel so weird (at least when we aren't close friends). Though a lot of that has to due with the idea that they are all judging you, or sickened by you. And even though you know they're dumb as hell for thinking that, it's still uncomfortable to be in a room of people you perceive to be judging you.
Honestly, I can change easier in front of my female friends than male ones. The guy's locker room isn't a sexual place at all for me. And, frankly, there's nothing erotic about the sanitary habits of most males...
If I was closeted, I wouldn't be nearly as uncomfortable. So, actually, straight men should welcome guys coming out if what they worry about is the icky gay checking them out.
Edited, Dec 19th 2010 7:11pm by idiggory
Edited, Dec 19th 2010 7:13pm by idiggory
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