In light of today’s Senate vote, which failed to overcome the Republican filibuster to prevent a chance to consider a bill that would provide the President and Department of Defense with the option of maybe ending Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, I present the following lists without further comment.

Countries That Allow Gays to Serve in the Military
Albania
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Colombia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Romania
Russia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
United Kingdom
Uruguay

Countries That Have Allowed Gays To Serve in the Military and Ended Up Regretting It
None

Countries That Don’t Allow Gays To Serve in the Military
Cuba
China
Egypt
Greece
Iran
Jamaica
North Korea
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
South Korea
Syria
Turkey
Venezuela
Yemen

Countries That Allow Gays In The Military, So Long As They Obsessively Disguise the Truth About Their Lives
United States

-Susan