Legal Opinion
Leonard P. Matlovich v. Secretary of the Air Force and Colonel Alton J. Thogersen
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 6, 1978No. 76-2110PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Judge:
In March 1975, appellant Leonard P. Matlovich, after some twelve years of excellent service in the military, wrote to the Secretary of the Air Force, through his commanding officers, that he had concluded that his “sexual preferences are homosexual as opposed to heterosexual.” He added that in his view his sexual preferences would in no way interfere with his Air Force duties and that he considered himself fully qualified for further military service. He asked that the provision in AFM 39-12 (Change 4) Oct. 21,1970, para. 2-103, relating to the discharge of homosexuals be waived…
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