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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A former Air Force officer testified Friday that he did not violate the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy but was discharged for being openly gay after a service member snooped through his e-mails.
Former Air Force Maj. Michael Almy took the witness stand to support a federal court lawsuit filed by a Republican gay-rights organization challenging the constitutionality of the military’s ban on openly gay troops. The non-jury trial has forced the federal government to defend a policy that President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to repeal.
