(September 15, 2023 at 12:55 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: I decided to watch one of those free movies on YouTube and I landed on "Gay Deceivers" (1969) which is about two guys who pretend to be gay so that they don't have to go to the Vietnam War. The movie gives a good insight into the drafting mechanism. I had no idea to what extent drafting personnel went, like if you were gay they would spy on you personally in undercover clothes to see if you were gay or just pretending.It would get you booted out of the USN when I was on active duty. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" changed that but after my time. ('69-'89)
But then again I remember in the movie Hair (which is set in the same period) that being gay was not a disqualifier to pass the draft.
Quote:"Don't ask, don't tell" was the official United States policy on military service of non-heterosexual people, instituted during the Clinton administration. The policy was issued under Department of Defense Directive 1304.26 on December 21, 1993, and was in effect from February 28, 1994, until September 20, 2011. Wikipedia
Date: February 28, 1994 – September 20, 2011
Outcome: Service by gays, bisexuals, and lesbians in the military