Women are Disproportionately Hurt by "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

This is appalling but doesn't strike me as particularly surprising. The military has been ambivalent about women, at best, and women who serve have been at least a little suspect. I've never served myself but this seems to be a widely held view of the women I've talked with (both gay and straight) that have served in the military. It's not much of a stretch that this would translate into higher discharge rates. 

It's also probably true, though this is just supposition on my part, that the percentage of gay women is higher than the percentage of gay men in the military because gay women are probably more likely to go against "status quo" gender roles than straight women. I've no data to back that up but it wouldn't surprise me to find that it was true. Of course, it's unlikely we'll ever be able to get an accurate census, particularly in the current environment.

There has never been a shred of evidence to support the "unit cohesion" argument that continues to prevent gay men and women from serving openly. Indeed, in those countries that have eliminated prohibitions against gays serving openly there hasn't been any problem.

It's more than time for the policy to change from, "Don't ask, don't tell" to, "Don't care, doesn't matter."