Ref your bold Fred. Nice attempt to spin this another way from what Olga has put there. Drug use is also an optional lifestyle choice correct? One that is forbidden with the CF. That is applicable to every member of the CF.
The point is, the US does indeed use the "Don't ask, don't tell" rule. The problem with that rule, is that it's NOT applicable to all their personnel. A heterosexual female or male soldier could go into work down there tomorrow and mention his wife (or her, her husband) and no one would even suggest that discharge action be taken against either one of them for mentioning their heterosexual partner.
Yet, if the member next to that same heterosexual male, dares make mention of his own homosexual partner the "Don't ask, Don't Tell" rule all of a sudden becomes applicable.
You see, there are no special rules being set up for women, men etc. It's just that the heterosexual ones are being excluded from having the same policy apply to them. That is where it becomes discriminatory.
Yes, we all lose rights and freedoms when we join a military organization; but we should lose them equally. That's not the current situation in the US Military. I don't agree with the current US Policy that is only applicable to the select few they chose to apply it to. That being said, you're right, I'm Canadian so my vote doesn't count.
Like FL said below, I have no problem with the policy, as long as it's applied equally to everyone. You and I both know that's not the case in the US.