Volkian Defense Forces: Difference between revisions

Volkia allows gay men and lesbians to serve openly. Openly gay and lesbian personnel were banned from the VDF until July 1987 when the Volkian government decided to remove this prohibition following the legalization of gaysame-sex marriagecivil unions. The heads of the services and most military personnel opposed this change at the time, and it caused considerable public debate. Opponents of lifting the ban on gay and lesbian personnel argued that doing so would greatly harm the VDF's cohesiveness and cause large numbers of resignations. This did not eventuate, and the reform caused relatively few problems. A 1997 study found that lifting the ban on gay service did not have any negative effects on the VDF's morale, effectiveness or recruitment and retention, and may have led to increased productivity and improved working environments.