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| Region | Australia |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | 1974 |
| Description | Until 1974, Australia's military policy for LGBTIQ+ soldiers mostly operated under a "don't ask, don't tell" policy as there were bans against "unnatural offences" which at times was interpreted to include homosexuality but in practice, LGBTIQ+ soldiers served with commanders turning a blind eye if they were discreet about their identity. In fact, during the Second World War, Americans complained about Australian troops' homosexual behaviour in Papua New Guinea, urging them to adopt a ban on it in the military. |
| 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 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | 1974 |
| Description | Until 1974, Australia's military policy for LGBTIQ+ soldiers mostly operated under a "don't ask, don't tell" policy as there were bans against "unnatural offences" which at times was interpreted to include homosexuality but in practice, LGBTIQ+ soldiers served with commanders turning a blind eye if they were discreet about their identity. In fact, during the Second World War, Americans complained about Australian troops' homosexual behaviour in Papua New Guinea, urging them to adopt a ban on it in the military. |
| 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 |