Pentagon: Sodomy is still a crime
The Pentagon denied reports that a proposed revision of the US code of military justice decriminalized sodomy between consenting adults, saying sodomy could still be tried as a sex-related offense that was prejudicial to good order and discipline. Gay rights groups had welcomed the proposed change as removing a significant obstacle to ending the military's ban on gays in uniform. Pentagon spokesman Lawrence DiRita said the proposed change did not decriminalize consensual sodomy, it merely put it into another category of triable offences. "The act will continue to be a crime in the United States military. That's not changing," he said.
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