An aviator has reached an agreement with the U.S. Air Force to temporarily block his discharge under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law that bars openly gay and lesbian military members from military service. The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network says an agreement reached in federal court Monday prevents the Air Force from discharging Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach until a hearing on a court order to stop his ouster from the military is held. The servicemembers advocacy group, which seeks equal treatment of gays in the military, is representing Fehrenbach in his legal fight to keep his job and filed a federal lawsuit on his behalf last Wednesday.

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