Debate on gays in military

“These People Are Frightened to Death”. Military draft possibility weighed heavily on gay men in the ‘80s - Philadelphia Gay News. In this context, greater public awareness of homosexuality coincided with growing unease and, in many parts of the country, an increase in official repression. Many gay men and lesbians did not even bother to apply for federal employment, or jobs with government contractors, because they worried about possible detection.