March 11,1778 – Lieutenant Gotthold Frederick Enslin becomes the first documented service member to be dismissed from the U.
S. military for homosexuality. Under an order from General George Washington which states “abhorrence and detestation of such notorious crimes,” Lt. Enslin is drummed out of the Continental Army after being found guilty of sodomy. March 1, or 1917 – The Articles of War of 1916 are implemented. A revision of the Articles of War of 1806,the new regulations detail statutes governing U.
S. military discipline and justice. Under the category Miscellaneous Crimes and Offences, Article 93 states that any person subject to military law... Read the rest of this entry »
Source: navalhistory.org