Homophobia Greets Soldier's Return to Army

A former soldier attempted to reenlist at a recruitment center in Long Beach, Calif., only to be exposed to an antigay conversation by recruiters in the office.

A.J., known for the popular YouTube channels The Beaver Bunch and Ask A.J. Anything, went to her local recruiter's office on Wednesday to return to the Army. However, once she was taken into an office by a female recruiter, she said she could overhear blatantly homophobic jokes coming from the common area occupied by male recruiters.

"I fully understood that it was 'safe' to out myself to my recruitment officer, but that once I was officially enlisted, I was instantly back under the DADT policy, and I was fine with that," she told Autostraddle.com

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