Comments on: 25 of the USA's Iraq deaths may have been gay http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-144.html/ PinkNews.co.uk Gay News (UK and world) from Pink News - all the gay news for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in the UK and beyond- thegaynews from Pink News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:20:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: David http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-144.html/comment-page-1/#comment-299 David Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:57:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-144.html#comment-299 How did a statistician like Gary Gate dream up a number like 25 ? (1.25 percent)If only 5 percent of soldiers were gay, then the fatalities wouldn't be 25 but 100. If 10 percent of soldiers were gay the number would be 200 of the 2000 killed.Once again we're supposed to buy into the myth that the "10 percent" number is too high.It seems the "don't ask; don't tell" policy is working. They've even convinced the gay community there are fewer gay soldiers than there really are.dave,hamilton, ontario, canada How did a statistician like Gary Gate dream up a number like 25 ? (1.25 percent)If only 5 percent of soldiers were gay, then the fatalities wouldn't be 25 but 100. If 10 percent of soldiers were gay the number would be 200 of the 2000 killed.Once again we're supposed to buy into the myth that the "10 percent" number is too high.It seems the "don't ask; don't tell" policy is working. They've even convinced the gay community there are fewer gay soldiers than there really are.dave,hamilton, ontario, canada

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