." ▁ ▁Franklin ▁K amen y , ▁whose ▁hom osex ual ity ▁prompt ed ▁his ▁firing ▁from ▁government ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁who ▁had ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁campaign ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁ban ▁on ▁hom osex uals ▁in ▁the ▁Federal ▁Civil ▁Service ▁that ▁proved ▁successful ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁said : ▁" There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁grad ual ▁fal lo ff ▁in ▁enfor cement ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁What ▁this ▁represents ▁is ▁the ▁next ▁step . ▁The ▁Government ▁has ▁gone ▁beyond ▁simply ▁ce asing ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁host ile ▁and ▁v icious ▁advers ary ▁and ▁has ▁now ▁become ▁an ▁al ly ." ▁Represent ative ▁Bar ney ▁Frank , ▁whom ▁president ial ▁ad visor ▁George ▁Ste phan op oul os ▁called ▁a ▁" dog ged ▁advoc ate " ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁policy , ▁said : ▁" It ▁rel ieves ▁an ▁enorm ous ▁stra in ▁in ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁many ▁decent ▁people . ▁It ' s ▁one ▁more ▁den unci ation ▁of ▁the ▁myth ▁that ▁gay ▁or ▁les bian ▁people ▁are ▁less ▁than ▁full , ▁good ▁citizens ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁Serv ic em embers ▁Leg al ▁Def ense ▁Network , ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁advoc ates ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁g ays ▁and ▁les bi ans ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military , ▁reported ▁that ▁it ▁discovered ▁" fe wer ▁cases ▁involving ▁security ▁viol ations ", ▁that ▁is , ▁in app ropri ate ▁question ing ▁about ▁sexual ▁orientation , ▁following ▁the ▁issu ance