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Saturday, 27 February 2010
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G1: ‘Alexandre, o Grande, era homossexual e a tropa obedecia’, diz ex-sargento gay

O ex-sargento do Exército Fernando de Alcântara Figueiredo, envolvido no primeiro caso assumido de um casal gay na história das Forças Armadas brasileiras, afirmou que o general Raymundo Nonato de Cerqueira Filho, indicado ao Superior Tribunal Militar, fez uma declaração “retrógrada e infeliz” sobre os homossexuais e que “está muito mal informado” – confira ao lado entrevista concedida por Figueiredo à Globo News
Ao G1, Fernando de Alcântara Figueiredo rebateu: “Isso mostra que ele desconhece a história. Alexandre, o Grande, era homossexual e a tropa obedecia. Trabalhei 15 anos nas Forças Armadas e nunca fui desrespeitado”, afirmou. Alexandre, o Grande, foi rei da Macedônia há mais de 2.300 anos e é lembrado por sua habilidade em estratégias militares por ter comandado uma das maiores expansões territoriais do mundo antigo. Algumas fontes históricas e filmes sobre a época relatam a homossexualidade de Alexandre.
O ex-sargento Figueiredo , que chegou a ser preso e responde a processo após assumir sua sexualidade enquanto atuava no Exército, disse que enviará manifestação ao presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva e à Comissão de Constituição de Justiça do Senado para evitar que o general seja nomeado para o tribunal.
Para Figueiredo, a declaração do general mostra que ele “não tem qualificação para ser juiz”. “A primeira coisa para esse cargo é a imparcialidade e o respeito à pessoa humana e outra qualificação é não ser preconceituoso. Isso poderia ter sido voltado contra negros, ou pessoas com deficiência.”
Figueiredo pediu para sair do Exército em julho de 2008. Atualmente, é integrante da ONG Tortura Nunca Mais e do Instituto Ser, que visa defender os direitos do homossexual.
Ele afirmou que há diversos casos de homossexualismo nas Forças Armadas, mas os militares temem assumir. “Meu caso e o de Laci não é específico e isolado, tem várias demandas desse tipo e precisamos trazer isso para a sociedade, que a intransigência é coisa comum nas Forças Armadas. (…) Numa situação de batalha, o meu sangue como homossexual é tão importante quanto o de um heterossexual. O que dita o caráter não é a vida íntima. É muita hipocrisia. Eu mesmo conheço generais que são homossexuais.”
Figueiredo apareceu ao lado de seu companheiro, Laci de Araújo, na Revista “Época” em 2008, quando os dois assumiram que mantinham um relacionamento homossexual . Laci foi acusado de deserção por ter ficado mais de uma semana longe do trabalho e foi preso, mas atualmente está trabalhando no Exército.
Declaração
O general Cerqueira Filho, autor da declaração polêmica, foi indicado para ocupar uma vaga de ministro do Superior Tribunal Militar (STM). Na terça, ele participou de audiência na Comissão de Constituição e Justiça do Senado. Cerqueira Filho e o almirante Álvaro Luiz Pinto, também indicado a uma vaga no STM, participavam da audiência quando foram questionados pelo senador Demóstenes Torres (DEM-GO) e Eduardo Suplicy (PT-SP) sobre o tema.
“Vossas excelências são favoráveis ao ingresso de homossexuais em qualquer das forças e acham que essa polêmica tem razão de ser?”, indagou Demóstenes. Suplicy quis saber se os dois militares defendiam a exclusão de homossexuais das Forças Armadas.
Em sua resposta, o general Cerqueira Filho disse que iria responder “de uma maneira sincera”. “Não é que eu seja contra o homossexual, cada um tem que viver sua vida. Entretanto, a vida militar se reveste de determinadas características que, em meu entender, tipos de atividades que, inclusive em combate, pode não se ajustar ao comportamento desse tipo de indivíduo”, afirmou.
Estados Unidos
A polêmica sobre homossexuais nas Forças Armadas não é exclusividade brasileira. Nos Estados Unidos, o tema está em discussão no governo. O secretário de Defesa do país, Robert Gates, disse nesta terça-feira diante do Senado que um grupo de trabalho vai estudar a possível anulação de uma lei de 1993 que proíbe o ingresso de homossexuais nas Forças Armadas do país.
via G1
Source by http://gay.com.br, Kobakobamaru (youtube)
Friday, 26 February 2010
Marines chief says US military gay ban ‘is working’

"The commandant of the Marine Corps said yesterday he did not agree with lifting the ban on gay US soldiers being open about their sexuality.
General James Conway told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that he believed that the “current policy works”.
He is the highest-ranking military officer to disagree with president Barack Obama’s stance that the 1993 law should be repealed.
Gen Conway is thought to be the only chief to have carried out a survey of his generals on their feelings about lifting the ban.
In November, it was reported that he had been more outspoken than other service chiefs in his opposition to out gay soldiers.
Yesterday, he said: “I think the current policy works. At this point. . . my best military advice to this committee, to the [defence] secretary, to the president would be to keep the law such as it is.”
He added that repealing the ban should not be a question of fairness. Instead, he said, the question was whether it would “enhance the war-fighting of the United States Marine Corps.”
President Barack Obama and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen support repeal of the law, which allows gay soldiers to serve as long as they kept their sexual orientation secret.
If they reveal it, or are outed, they can be fired. Around 13,000 soldiers are believed to have been discharged under the law. In addition, their partners are not informed if they are killed or injured in action.
Earlier this week, Army Chief of Staff General George Casey and Army Secretary John McHugh told the panel they did not support a temporary ban on discharges while a year-long review is carried out.
In the House of Representatives yesterday, Congressman Jim Moran read a letter on the floor from an active duty soldier in Iraq.
He said that the soldier had “learned that a fellow soldier was also gay, only after he was killed by an IED in Iraq. The partner of the deceased soldier wrote the unit to say how much the victim had loved the military; how they were the only family he had ever known.”
According to the University of California’s Palm Center, the unnamed soldier is the second publicly known case of a gay soldier killed in action during the current wars in the Middle East.
The first was US Army Major Alan Rogers, who died while on patrol in Iraq in January, 2008.
Statisticians have estimated that more than 200 gay and lesbian service members have died in action since the onset of the conflict."
Source By Jessica Geen. Pink News
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Top U.S. General: Let Gays Serve Openly

Gen. Raymond Odierno, the top U.S. general in Iraq (Source:AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
The top U.S. general in Iraq said Monday he could slow the exit of U.S. combat forces this year if Iraq’s politics are chaotic following elections this spring. Gen. Ray Odierno said there are no signs that will be necessary, but he says he has a Plan B and told his superiors about it during Washington meetings over the past week.
The U.S. has about 96,000 troops in Iraq nearly seven years after the American-led invasion that overthrew dictator Saddam Hussein. That’s the lowest number of American forces in the country since the invasion.
Under an agreement negotiated under former President George W. Bush, all combat troops are to leave the country by Aug. 31 although some 50,000 will remain behind to help train Iraqi security forces.
The remaining support troops are to be gone by the end of 2011.
"If you ask me today, I’m fully committed and that’s the right course of action," Odierno told reporters at the Pentagon.
However, he noted earlier, "if something happens" between now and late spring - such as problems with the formation of the new Iraqi government following elections next month - the U.S. could slow down the rate of deployments. The U.S. also could speed up the withdrawal if necessary, he said.
When asked whether gays should be allowed to serve openly in the military, Odierno said yes, "as long as we are still able to fight our wars."
His comment was among the first to come from a senior military leader currently leading troops in battle since the Pentagon announced earlier this month that it will study the issue.
Odierno said he hadn’t had much time to think about the military’s "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy and said it has been a "non-issue" to him.
"That doesn’t mean it’s right," he said. "All I’m saying is as I’ve implemented this war now for seven-years, we’ve been able to get forces out that are ready and prepared to conduct operations.
"My opinion is everyone should be allowed to serve, as long as we’re able to fight our wars and we’re able to have forces that are capable of doing whatever they are asked to do," he said.
Source by Anne Flaherty Associated Press
Sunday, 21 February 2010
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