Current Version
| Region | Australia |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | 1974 |
| End Date | Nov 23, 1992 |
| Description | In 1974, the ban on homosexuality in the military became official in Australia when the services of the ADF adopted consistent rules persecuting gay and lesbian soldiers, whether real or suspected, having them subjected to witch-hunts, surveillance, secret searches and intimidating interviews. |
| Sources | https://theconversation.com/twenty-five-years-after-the-ban-on-lesbians-and-gays-in-the-military-was-lifted-there-is-much-to-celebrate-87764 |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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| Status | Illegal |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | 1974 |
| End Date | Nov 23, 1992 |
| Description | In 1974, the ban on homosexuality in the military became official in Australia when the services of the ADF adopted consistent rules persecuting gay and lesbian soldiers, whether real or suspected, having them subjected to witch-hunts, surveillance, secret searches and intimidating interviews. |
| Sources | https://theconversation.com/twenty-five-years-after-the-ban-on-lesbians-and-gays-in-the-military-was-lifted-there-is-much-to-celebrate-87764 |