April 26, 2005
Sodomy Still Against Military Law
Washington, DC -- Reports the military wants to legalize consensual sodomy were overstated. An announcement was made last week that the Joint Services Committee on Military Justice had recommended stripping consensual sodomy as a punishable offense from the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the armed forces' parallel legal system.
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Bush Pentagon Proposes Legalizing Sodomy for Military
The office of the general counsel at the Pentagon has proposed decriminalizing sodomy among adults according to a memorandum sent to Congress, the New York Times reported Tuesday.