Zed,
"Does anyone else perceive a homoerotic theme here?"
I'll tell you my opinion.
No, I don't see any homoerotic theme.
And I think I would pick up on it.
Maybe it's an attempt to make sure men have a certain level of aggression and combat readiness.
It certainly has nothing to do with sexual orientation.
Testosterone levels have nothing to do with whether someone is gay.
Snoofy,
Gay workers still have federal protection against employment discrimination under the Supreme Court's Bostock decision.
The shelter changes are not really about gays. The foster-care issue pertains to a very specific scenario and is not an action against gays as a group.
So yes, some additional safeguards were reduced, but gays did not broadly lose basic employment, housing, marriage, military, or hospital visitation rights.
AI written.