lesbian women and gay men served in the armed forces during world war 2 and other major conflicts.

Since “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” became law in 1993, more than 13,000 servicemembers have been unjustly discharged solely because of their sexual orientation. § 654, which compels the discriminatory discharge of servicemembers solely because of their sexual orientation. Both Section 536 of the NDAA and the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 2 would lead to the repeal of the ban on military service by openly gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals, known as the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and codified at 10 U.S.C. The Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues (the “Committee”) of the New York County Lawyers’ Association (“NYCLA”) supports passage of either Section 536 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (the “NDAA”) 1 or the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010, both currently pending before the United States Congress. This Report was approved by the Board of Directors of the New York County Lawyers’ Association at its regular meeting on December 6, 2010.

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE NEW YORK COUNTY LAWYERS’ ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER ISSUES REGARDING SUPPORT FOR REPEAL OF THE BAN ON MILITARY SERVICE BY OPENLY GAY, LESBIAN, AND BISEXUAL INDIVIDUALS *

Lesbian women and gay men served in the armed forces during world war 2 and other major conflicts.