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Whoops! Uncle Sam Doesn't Want You

Homosexual-unfriendly US military unwittingly lists jobs on gay site

By Zach Samalin, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 18, 2007 1:29 PM CDT

(Newser) – The US Army, Navy and Air Force were surprised Tuesday to learn they'd been advertising thousands of jobs on GLEE.com, a gay networking website included in job-listing giant Monster.com's "diversity and inclusion" package. The website is at odds with the military's exclusionary "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which bars openly homosexual people from the armed services, USA Today writes.

"This is the first I've heard of it," said Maj. Michael Baptista, who handles the National Guard's advertising purse strings. He claimed GLEE does not "meet the moral standards" of the military. Perhaps lost on Uncle Sam, the irony registered with at least one gay-rights advocate, who noted homosexuals "have been drummed out of the armed forces simply for using sites like GLEE."

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The U.S. Army has unwittingly advertised recruitment on a website targeting an openly gay demographic. (Shutterstock.com)

Army Spec. Justin Daubert carries an American flag as he marches in the Gay Pride parade in Harrisburg, Pa., on Saturday, July 28, 2007. Despite the openly gay being barred from joining the armed services,... (Associated Press)

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