Many people think that gays in the military get the same benefits as everyone else, they just have to lie about their sexual orientation (so much for promoting honesty) but that simply isn't true. Especially now that gay couples can be legally married in several states. Let's look at some of the things gay people in the military miss out on while defending our freedom.

Military housing. Most married people in the military can get free housing on base for their spouse and children and that does include adopted children. Gays, of course, cannot because if they admitted they were married to someone of the same sex they would be violating DADT and that would be grounds for discharge. Those who can't get housing on base often are entitled to a housing allowance to help pay for off-post housing for their family, except for gays.

Medical benefits. Military people can get free medical care and medical insurance for their spouse and children and many military bases even have dental clinics and optometrists that soldiers family members can use. But not the families of married gays.

Educational benefits. Some large military bases have their own schools for military children. And for those who have to pay tuition to send their kids to public schools in a state where they don't have legal residence and pay taxes, the military pays those fees – except for gays. Recently, the Veterans Administration announced a new policy that allows military people who have college tuition benefits that they don't plan to use because they already have a degree to give those benefits to their spouse or children. But if your gay, you can't admit that you have a spouse and adopted children, so no benefits for them.  You can get benefits for your children if you had a heterosexual marriage at some time in the past, but otherwise, you would have difficulty explaining how a single person in the military has adopted children.

I think that covers the major items and I could go on for two more pages with smaller items but I think I've made the point:  DADT denies gays more than the right to be honest.