LAWRENCE (AKA LAPACHECO2VAXSAT.VASSAR.EDU) asked for a reference to the latest
DoD Directive that keeps Gays and Lesbians out of the US Armed Forces.
The following quote of a quote and footnote come from Richard Mohr's _Gay/
Justice_ on pages 194-95.

"...As of January 16, 1981, the Pentagon has seven, official, articulated
reasons for banning gays:
     The presence of such members adversely affects the ability of the armed
     forces [1] to maintain discipline, good order and morale, [2] to foster
     mutual trust and confidence among servicemembers, [3] to insure the
     integrity of the system of rank and command, [4] to faciliate assignment
     and worldwide deployment of servicemembers who frequently must live and
     work under close conditions affording minimal privacy, [5] to recruit and
     and maintain members of the armed forces, [6] to maintain the public
     acceptability of military service, and [7] to prevent breaches of secur-
     ity."

 The footnote begins:  "The current exlusion of gays from all branches of the
military is contained in Department of Defense Directive 1332.14, _Federal_ -
_Register_, January 29, 1981, 46(19):9571-78."

Most major universities have the _Federal_ _Register_.  If you are not sure
that you library has it, ask your friendly librarian.  You are probably not
far from a Federal Documents Depository library.

Richard dismisses the first six reasons because they appeal to prejudice and
bigotry, and claims the worry about breaches of security is a red herring.

Hope this helps,

Ed Lisowski
lisowski@denr1.igis.uiuc.edu