U.S. Navy Discharges Florida Man For Dabbling In Gay Porn

Midshipman Andrew Koch has been kicked out of the U.S. Navy ROTC program after officials learned that he moonlit as a gay porn model for FabScout under the name Patrick Hunter.

(Yes, his government name is much more suited for adult film!)

Details follow. 

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When Will DADT Discharges End?

What the what?! DADT—and gay soldiers—are certainly on their way out, but even though the military has started implementing repeal of discrimination, demeaning discharge trials continue to bully gay servicemembers. GetEqual highlights one discharge case that starts tomorrow, after the jump. 

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No DADT Discharges for Entire Month!

From October 21 to November 21, something magical happened: The Pentagon did not process any Don't Ask Don't Tell Discharges. In mid-October, Defense Secretary Robert Gates changed discharge policy so that three service secretaries were required to be involved for a gay soldier to be kicked out of the military under the law. Before these rules changed on October 21, any commanding officer with one star or above could do the deed.

While the Pentagon and The Palm Center both don't have statistics for monthly DADT discharges before the rules changed, everybody pretty much agrees that going a full month without firing a soldier for being gay has not happened since the discriminatory policy was put in place in the 90s. Besides, just ask any cast...

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Lesbians Disproportionately Discharged Under DADT

More numbers for us to crunch (which isn’t the easiest task on a groggy Monday morning) as stats digested by the Palm Center at USC show that lesbians have been disproportionately discharged under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

According to stats the Palm Center received from the Pentagon:

Army: Lesbians accounted for 48 percent of 195 discharges under the don't-ask, don't-tell policy, even though women make up only 14 percent of the force. That's up from 2008, when women represented 36 percent of Army discharges under the policy.

Air Force: More than half, 51 percent, of those discharged were women, who make up 20 percent of the service.

Marines: Nearly one in four, or 23 percent, of discharges under the policy were women, who make up ...

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