Reading what the fears are, I can't help but wonder. Stop me if I'm wrong, but the DADT policy means there are still gay people in the military, they're just not allowed to say they are, right?

So, being leered at in the shower can still happen, except potentially by anyone if you don't know who's gay and who isn't (for that matter, being looked at and desired in the street by people you're not attracted to has always been a risk wherever you go. I'm not sure I understand what the concern is here. And if it's about the nudity aspect of it, well I'd rather have people see me naked and think I'm hot than see me naked and laugh to my face. I wish I could talk to these people and try and understand where they're coming from.)

The fear of getting infected by HIV is often a mark of total ignorance by people who think it's contagious through touch or through saliva or even by breathing in the same room it seems at times, but I guess in the army there is more potential for wounds getting in contact with other people's bloods and things like that.
Then, though, wouldn't you want to know who's at risk? (by which I mean getting people tested, not checking who's gay. I don't think straight people's HIV is any less contagious or dangerous, and I doubt that nowadays gay people are more likely to be infected if they're young enough to be in the army) And why limit that to just one virus anyways? Sometimes it feels like people are treating HIV/AIDS like "gay cooties" or something.

(If I can go off-topic for a second, I'm actually curious if, due to a deeper knowledge in the gay community and a lack of information in... some other communities, the people who are the most at risk nowadays aren't the kids who practice "abstinence" by having unprotected non-reproductive sex. Seems to me that two boys are more likely to use condoms than a boy and a girl in this day and age.)

Basically, my problem is that apart from the fears of things being awkward at barbecues, these fears don't have much to do with the fact of knowing that someone is gay. Or is it okay if people lust after you as long as you don't know it? Is it less offensive to your beliefs if the people who offend them are there, but in hiding? Is there a lower risk of catching gay cooties from gay people who aren't out? And does anyone really believe that DADT is making the army more credible?

It just reeks of hypocrisy. "Let's pretend everyone is straight even though we know it isn't the case". Ignoring the issues won't make them go away (by issues, I mean the fact that 30% of the people are apparently uncomfortable with the idea of working with people they know not to be straight).
In view of what the fears are, it seems to me even more important to drop the masquerade here. Face it and learn how to deal with it, rather than just avoiding a situation that would require you to admit that people are who they are.

I'm also curious, when they asked the military, did they only ask males in the military? I mean, I guess the shower and barbecue things aren't gender dependent, but there is no way people think lesbians are more likely than heteros to carry HIV, right?

Good to see a strong majority in favour of dropping the policy though. I agree it's BS that they focus on the irrational fears of the few, which could make it seem like they're the majority rather than under a third. And that's the main problem here, as you pointed out. Fears that stem from ignorance can only be reinforced by hearing them over and over again. Really, at this point it feels more like propaganda than anything.