Contemporary Theories of Deviance

I chose an article about repealing the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in the military. I think this article relates to the Labeling Theory, because society has, in a way, labeled homosexual behavior as deviant. If this policy is repealed, it could make a big difference in whether or not society considers homosexuality deviant anymore. I think that the specific way that the people in this article reject labeling is by the condemnation of condemners, because gay people in the military don't think that the people who are against them have the right to tell them what to do or not do.
This article is relevant to everyday life because homosexuality-like almost any behavior-can be seen as deviant or not deviant, based on someone's opinion. The big struggle in this article is happening because some people are more accepting of certain behaviors, and others are not. The repealing of this policy in the Senate is kind of symbolic of everyday life, because what others consider out of the ordinary, others consider ordinary. In my personal life, I can relate to this article because I have some friends that think homosexuality is a deviant, abnormal behavior, and other friends that think it is an acceptable, normal behavior.
My personal example illustrates the labeling theory because the friends that view homosexuality as a deviant behavior probably just see it that way because society has labeled it that way. And the friends that don't view it as a deviant behavior probably use the condemnation of condemners to reject the deviant label, because they don't think that society has the right to approve or disapprove of it. I suppose that this also applies to the denial of injury, because homosexuality isn't hurting anyone.