Read the bottom of the "Blue Discharge" article. After 47, it was an "undesirable" discharge. Not the same as a dishonorable discharge, but not a general discharge.
"A general discharge was considered to be under honorable conditions – which is distinct from an "honorable discharge" – and an undesirable discharge was under conditions other than honorable – which, again, is distinct from a "dishonorable discharge".[1] At the same time, however, the Army changed its regulations to ensure that gay and lesbian service members would not qualify for general discharges.[28] Under this system, a service member found to be homosexual but not to have committed any homosexual acts while in-service would receive an undesirable discharge. Those who were found guilty of engaging in homosexual conduct were dishonorably discharged."
I am a lesbian, and while I didn't study gay history in school, I have done a lot of reading. I <3 history and I love the stories of people who existed between the lines. The blog Gay for Today (http://gayfortoday.blogspot.com/) has brief biographies of gay people throughout history, some really interesting stories there.
BTW, you heard that David O Stiers came out a few years ago? Really cool, Charles-like interview here: http://www.gossip-boy.com/DOS.html
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Date: 2010-02-27 11:16 pm (UTC)"A general discharge was considered to be under honorable conditions – which is distinct from an "honorable discharge" – and an undesirable discharge was under conditions other than honorable – which, again, is distinct from a "dishonorable discharge".[1] At the same time, however, the Army changed its regulations to ensure that gay and lesbian service members would not qualify for general discharges.[28] Under this system, a service member found to be homosexual but not to have committed any homosexual acts while in-service would receive an undesirable discharge. Those who were found guilty of engaging in homosexual conduct were dishonorably discharged."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_discharge#Aftermath
I am a lesbian, and while I didn't study gay history in school, I have done a lot of reading. I <3 history and I love the stories of people who existed between the lines. The blog Gay for Today (http://gayfortoday.blogspot.com/) has brief biographies of gay people throughout history, some really interesting stories there.
BTW, you heard that David O Stiers came out a few years ago? Really cool, Charles-like interview here: http://www.gossip-boy.com/DOS.html