In the military? Don't come out just yet

The process for repealing the military gay ban requires that the measure first be signed into law by President Barack Obama and then certified by the president, secretary of Defense and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The law will take effect about two months later. In the meantime, gay and lesbian personnel still can be discharged under the current policy. 

A Pentagon study suggested that servicemembers who were discharged only because of their sexual orientation be allowed to petition for reinstatement, although the law does not cover this issue.