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IS PL KEATG GAY?
He had a fay tradn of ary volvement, wh a father who had also served the Navy, and he signed up for what was to be an ial ne-year man's ary reer me to an abpt end agast his will after six years of service 1973 when he was disvered to be homosexual.
Officially, gay men and lbian women were banned om servg the Army, Airforce and Navy until 1992, when then prime mister Pl Keatg had the polil urage to overturn the ban. Until then, was argued that homosexualy threatened ary hn and morale.
By ntrast, the US kept s "don't ask don't tell" policy, which officially barred entry for gays and lbians to the ary while allowg them to jo as long as they didn't disclose their sexualy, for two more s. Before 1992 Atralia, those who did serve were forced to hi their sexualy, facg discharge if their homosexualy was exposed. Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTI) service personnel have largely been wrten out Atralia's ary history.