. ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Col . ▁Marg are the ▁C amm erm ey er ▁had ▁revealed ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁les bian ▁during ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁her ▁top ▁secret ▁security ▁clear ance ▁and ▁received ▁an ▁honor able ▁dis charge , ▁and ▁her ▁subsequent ▁law suit ▁helped ▁keep ▁the ▁issue ▁in ▁the ▁news . ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁Bir ch , ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Camp aign ▁Fund , ▁called ▁the ▁Executive ▁Order ▁" an ▁important ▁step ▁toward ▁ending ▁government ally ▁san ction ed ▁job - dis c rim ination ▁against ▁gay ▁and ▁les bian ▁people ." ▁An ▁anal yst ▁for ▁the ▁Family ▁Research ▁Council , ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁group , ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁saying ▁hom osex ual ity ▁" is ▁a ▁behavior ▁that ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁anti - security ▁markers ▁such ▁as ▁drug ▁and ▁alco hol ▁ab use , ▁prom is cu ity ▁and ▁violence " ▁and ▁" in ▁all ▁health y ▁soci eties , ▁hom osex ual ity ▁is ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁path ology ▁with ▁very ▁serious ▁imp lications ▁for ▁a ▁person ' s ▁behavior ." ▁It ▁raised ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁black mail ▁as ▁well : ▁" If ▁someone ▁is ▁an ▁av owed ▁hom osex ual ▁and ▁that ▁is ▁well ▁known , ▁the ▁vulner ability ▁to ▁black mail ▁is ▁not ▁nearly ▁as ▁pert inent . ▁Fort un ately ▁or ▁unfortunately , ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁hom osex uals ▁in ▁this ▁country ▁are ▁not ▁we aring ▁that ▁on ▁their ▁la pel ▁pin