At the time Truman integrated black soldiers, the polls done OF THE SOLDIERS ran 80%+ against integration of blacks. 80% against! Truman did it anyway. Was he wrong to go against such a large percentage of the very people he was trying to drag kicking and screaming from the dark ages?
By the way, gay men and women are already in the military taking showers. It's simply a matter of allowing them to be free and equal when they die for their country. There is no monster under the bed. You'll be fine.
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