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These are Noah Nichols' Notes.

During World War One the Unites States military forces began to become aware of non-heterosexuals and, more specifically acts considered sodomy, within the military. In the early 1920's there were several cases of homosexuality in the Navy that became public knowledge and reflected upon the military as a queer institution. The military tried to crack down on these

Until 1993, military policy strictly forbid non-heterosexuals from serving in the military. From 1993, the military used its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, which only restricted non-heterosexuals from serving if they were open about their sexual orientation. This led to a number of active investigations into members of the services to determine their sexuality and saw several court challenges over privacy rights. The "Don't ask, don't tell" policy was repealed in September 2011, allowing homosexuals, bisexuals and pansexuals to serve openly in the armed forces. Marriage and partner benefits remained in question until after the Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Windsor (2013) that the military must offer similar benefits to these relationships as they do to heterosexual ones. Since 2013, the military gives fully equal treatment legally to their partners and families.

Category:Sexual orientation and the United States military