Before that,as I recall,homosexuality was a court martial offense in the military.
Well, you have to recall that they overturned DADT right after Bradley Manning perpetrated the greatest security leak in the history of the republic, declaring publicly that he did it because the DoD did not properly respect his gender dysphoria. Then, in it’s infinite wisdom, we collectively decided homosexuality is no longer a security threat. Now, they want pride months more stridently recognized inside the Pentagon. Awesome!