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OP Party in the Navy.
Barred from military service by Defense Department regulations and threatened with investigation, interrogation and discharge, gay men in the Navy lead desperate, furtive lives reminiscent of those led by homosexuals throughout the country a generation ago.
The few who have openly confronted the military ban on homosexuals were severely disappointed by a recent Supreme Court decision not to hear their challenge, and some advocates say they will press to have the ban overturned in Congress. But for thousands of others who seek only to get by undetected, secrecy remains their creed.
This is not a life you'd choose for your worst enemy, said a 31-year-old officer at the Naval Air Station in Florida, who has guarded the secret of his homosexuality since his enlistment eight years ago. But gays are very good at camouflage. Society puts us in that role from the first moment we discover our sexuality.
Pentagon Cites Morale in Ban
Tension and fatigue wear away at military people who have engaged in drawn-out legal battles against the Pentagon, which says that accepting homosexuals would hamper recruiting and make it harder to maintain discipline and morale.