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Marine Commandant Conway Favors Segregation Between Gay And Straight Marines

08/24/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire
Soon to be former Marine Commandant James T. Conway has expressed his desire, once again, to allow for segregation between straight Marines and lesbian and gay Marines. This form of segregation is something that has been off the table since July, when it was made absolutely clear that the only thing that the Pentagon might consider is installing shower curtains in communal bathrooms.

According to Conway, he would want to make such arrangements voluntary in order to accommodate the moral and religious concerns of his soldiers. He stated that many Marines are incredibly religious and because of that they would not want to room with lesbians or gays. One is left wondering if he is saying this of himself because his homophobia is rather rampant.

He did pledge that the Marines would take the lead in implementing the repeal because “we cannot be seen as dragging our feet. We’ve got two wars to fight. We’ll implement it and move on.”

In truth, Conway would not have to implement it as it is likely that the law will be overturned after he has left as Commandant and been replaced by Marine Aviator General James Amos. Conway has bitterly opposed the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell from the beginning.

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Here is the audio clip of him being interviewed about this particular view: