Homosexuals Request Armed Forces Duty

New York Times Service argued that an end to the ban LOS ANGELES-A national would ease the shortage of campaign to end exclusion of manpower available for servlice in Viet Nam. homosexuals from the armed forces was started here last Donald Slater, a committee spokesman, based here, said the drive represents the first manifestation of a new militancy in "the homosexual movement." the campaign, he

week.

The campaign will end with a series of parades and demonstrations in major cities on Armed Forces Day, May said, grew out of a convention

21.

The organization of homosexuals that is staging the campaign contends there are

of homosexual organizations

held Feb.

City.

19-20 in Kansas

17-million U.S. homosexuals, Besides launching the drive most of whom would be eager to end military exclusion, the to fight for their country. homosexuals also agreed to set up a national fund to deTHE ORGANIZATION, fend homosexuals who are in called the Committee to Fight legal difficulties and to fight Exclusion of Homosexuals against "restrictive" sexual Armed Forces, laws.

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