"For
this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women
did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And
likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in
their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is
unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error
which was meet." Romans 1
You
are watching the collapse in slow motion of what used to be the
greatest fighting force on the face of the earth. The damage that Obama
has been able to inflict on the United States military is unimaginable.
If you have ever wondered why America is not mentioned in end times
bible prophecy, now you know. We collapsed as a nation.
KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa
— Since the repeal of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, U.S. military
bases have hosted a gay marriage ceremonies and a potluck gatherings.
But on Saturday, servicemembers here may have been the first to take to the stage and perform as drag queens on a military installation in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender troops.
Drag queens and drag kings, to be precise.
Six service members — gay, lesbian and straight — donned heavy makeup to dance and lip sync
songs such as “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” for a raucous capacity
crowd at the Rocker NCO Club at Kadena Air Base. The event was a
fundraiser for the recently formed Okinawa chapter of OutServe-SLDN,
which is the largest nonprofit advocate for the military’s LGBT
community.
“We
didn’t think there was much of a desire for an event like this on the
island but it has actually blown up,” said Navy Lt. Marissa Greene,
co-chapter leader of OutServe Okinawa.
Greene
said she had hoped to sell about 75 tickets to fund some future support
activities for the group, which was formed last summer and still
“starting from scratch.” The event was approved as a “variety show” by
Kadena’s 18th Wing through the same process as other on-base
fundraisers.
But an initial 200 tickets were plucked up almost immediately, so they issued another 200. “We ended up selling 400 tickets in 10 days,” she said.
Amid
the unexpected success, OutServe carefully avoided any mention of
politics, but its variety show comes at a pivotal time for gay civil
rights in the United States, with many states passing laws dealing with
marriage or debating individual liberties.
It is also a sign of the times within the military; just a few years ago, gay and lesbian drag performances on a military base would have been unthinkable and potentially a cause for dismissal from the service.
The
repeals of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, as well as the Defense of Marriage
Act — the law barring the federal government from recognizing same-sex
marriages — have allowed gays and lesbians in the military to be open
with their sexuality for the first time.
The historic shift appears to be mostly accepted and embraced throughout the ranks despite warnings the DADT repeal could harm order and good discipline.
On
Saturday night, the Rocker club was packed for performances by
servicemembers using stage names such as Chocolate Sunrise – a crowd
favorite — and Artemis Faux. The event’s sole lesbian performer took the
drag king name Manny Nuff.
The
advocacy group agreed to avoid using the term “drag show” as part of
its on-base fundraiser effort. Tech. Sgt. Kristen Baker, who was among
the crowd, said the show got a warm reception and would leave a mark for
civil rights.
“Everything
is just accepted. It makes me really proud to watch it,” Baker said. In
the military, “we are all brothers and sisters no matter what.”
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