Hey all,

So I was wondering; since gay men were explicitly or inexplicitly banned from serving in the US military until 2011, what happened to openly gay men during periods where they were drafting for a war? Did they see any repercussions for not being able to serve?

I imagine there were not many OPENLY gay men during the 40s, so this is probably more specific to the period of the Vietnam war.

Could people dodge the draft by claiming to be gay?

Thank you in advance.

Edit: I should’ve put US military in the title but I spaced it.