https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2024/06/26/heres-how-troops-convicted-under-a-gay-sex-ban-can-apply-for-pardons/
Here's how troops convicted under a gay sex ban can apply for pardons. By Tara Copp, AP. Jun 26, 2024, 02:37 PM. President Joe Biden announced Wednesday, June 26, 2024, that troops who were

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna42796922
As the U.S. military prepares to allow gays to openly serve, ending a policy commonly known as "don't ask, don't tell," troops are being trained on the practicalities of the ban's end.

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/26/g-s1-6364/biden-pardon-troops-lgbtqi-sexuality
The exact number of U.S. troops expelled over the years for their sexuality or gender identity isn't known, but advocates estimate that it's over 100,000. Commanders often used other ways to

https://www.militaryonesource.mil/relationships/support-community/lgbtq-in-the-military/
The history of LGBTQ in the military. It wasn't until 1982 that the military enacted a policy explicitly banning gay men and lesbians from their ranks. Before that, however, same-sex relations were criminalized and cause for discharge. And in the early 1940s, it was classified as a mental illness, disqualifying gay men and lesbians from service.

https://www.usni.org/naval-history-blog-collection/key-dates-u-s-military-lgbt-policy
July 16, 1976 - The U. S. District Court in Washington D.C., upholds the decision of the U. S. Air Force to discharge Technical Sergeant Leonard Matlovich after he admits to being homosexual. Matlovich had challenged the military's anti-gay policy on constitutional grounds. Matlovich appeals the District Court's ruling, but would

https://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/07/22/dadt.repeal/index.html
Repeal of the policy will allow the military to accept openly gay and lesbian service members. A 60-day waiting period now begins before the repeal can be fully implemented. Washington (CNN) -- A

https://time.com/6990773/military-san-franciscos-lbgtq-community/
How the military played a role. The roots of San Francisco's LGBTQ+ community came following the Gold Rush in the late 1840s. "It went from being a small village of about 850 people to being a

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/u-s-lifts-ban-on-openly-gay-military-personnel-1.1051346
After years of debate and months of final preparations, the U.S. military can no longer prevent gays from serving openly in its ranks. Repeal of a 1993 law that allowed gays to serve only so long

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/ending-dont-ask-dont-tell/
Practical steps to repeal the ban on openly gay men and women in the U.S. military from Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, and Laura Conley. Conversations I've held with service members make clear

https://www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-npr/2010-12-07/how-gay-soldiers-serve-openly-around-the-world
The Pentagon on Nov. 30 released its long-awaited study on "don't ask, don't tell," which showed little risk in allowing gay men and women to serve openly in the military. Defense Secretary Robert

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/dont-make-a-big-deal-of-ending-dont-ask-dont-tell-lessons-from-u-s-military-allies-on-allowing-homosexuals-to-serve/
As the review of the controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy continues in Washington, several U.S. military allies have already implemented inclusive policies that allow homosexuals

https://www.rferl.org/a/us_military_ban_on_gays_formally_lifted/24333747.html
The U.S. policy banning gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military has officially ended and advocacy groups and government officials alike have hailed the milestone as the beginning of

https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/119022
Prescriptions for those possible scenarios are being played out at Marine bases as the military prepares to allow gays to openly serve, ending a 17-year-old policy commonly known as "don't ask, don't tell." Training for the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines began early this year and is expected to finish by summer's end.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debating-dont-ask-dont-tell/
March 25, 2003 / 1:41 PM EST / CBS. As the U.S. military prepares for war overseas, one of its most problematic personnel policies is under renewed and escalating criticism at home. Ten years

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_orientation_in_the_United_States_military
The United States military formerly excluded gay men, bisexuals, and lesbians from service. In 1993, the United States Congress passed, and President Bill Clinton signed, a law instituting the policy commonly referred to as "Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT), which allowed gay, lesbian, and bisexual people to serve as long as they did not reveal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_orientation_and_gender_identity_in_the_United_States_military
From January 1, 2018, to April 11, 2019, transgender individuals could enlist in the United States military under the condition of being stable for 18 months in their identified or assigned gender. Under the 2020 version of DoD Instruction, 1300.28, [4] transgender personnel in the United States military could only serve in their original sex

https://www.cnn.com/2010/US/03/02/gates.gays.military/index.html
A Pentagon study on how to implement a plan to allow gays to serve openly in the military, "can only be successful if it is managed in a way that minimizes disruption to a force engaged in combat

https://www.npr.org/2011/09/20/140605121/with-repeal-of-dont-ask-dont-tell-an-era-ends
Q: Now gays are allowed to serve openly in the military; would you leave that policy in place or would you try to change it back to "don't ask, don't tell"? MICHELE BACHMANN: I would keep the "don

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2010/11/gays-in-military-full-report.pdf
Consistent Support for Gays Serving Openly in the Military. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, most Americans (58%) say they favor allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the armed forces. Fewer than half that number (27%) oppose allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly. These opinions have changed little in recent years.

https://www.timesnews.net/news/local-news/marines-get-trained-on-accepting-gay-recruits/article_3b8ad3d1-b9d5-52ea-b971-bc51ee083141.html
SAN DIEGO (AP) — If a Marine spots two men in his battalion kissing off-duty at a shopping mall, he should react as if he were seeing a man and

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/11/yep-americans-still-support-gays-serving-openly-in-the-military/67177/
As the Pentagon prepares to release its highly anticipated survey of military personnel about the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, most Americans (58%) say they favor allowing homosexuals to serve

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2010/11/29/support-allowing-gays-to-serve-openly-in-the-military/
Republicans are divided on the issue (40% favor, 44% oppose), bur far more conservative Republicans (52%) oppose than favor (28%) allowing gays to serve openly. Young adults (68% favor) are more supportive of gays serving openly in the military than are older adults, but adults ages 65 and older still are supportive by a 44%-to-28% margin. Read

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_orientation_and_military_service_by_country
Col. Liu of the ROC Naval Attache said that ending the ban on gays in the military police was "a good thing for a democratic society like ours. I don't think this is really a big deal," he said. ... Gay people are allowed to serve openly in the United States military. Military policy and legislation had previously forbidden them to serve, and

https://news.gallup.com/poll/14419/Gays-Military-Public-Says-Ahead-Tell.aspx
How do Americans feel about gays in the military? After the Clinton administration enacted "don't ask, don't tell" in 1993, an NBC/<i>Wall Street Journal</i> poll showed 40% of Americans favored allowing openly gay men and lesbians to serve in the military, while 52% opposed it. A Gallup Poll on the same subject 11 years later finds public opinion much changed.

https://www.theskanner.com/article/view/id/10296
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https://cdn.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/issues/2010/02/pdf/dadt_fact_sheet.pdf
Don't Ask, Don't Tell By the Numbers • Nearly 14,000 gay and lesbian service men and women have been discharged from military service since 1993. • More than 33,000 gay and lesbian service men and women have been discharged from military service since 1980. • This policy may have cost the U.S. government more than $1.3 billion since 1980.