It's alright to be an out and proud gay or lesbian, but not in the U.S. military. On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed with the Obama administration and upheld Pentagon policy which bars gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military.

The court said that it will not hear an appeal from former Army Capt. James Pietrangelo II, who had been dismissed by the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Earlier, a federal appeals court in Boston threw out a lawsuit that Pietrangelo and 11 other veterans had filed.

Pietrangelo served six years in the army, seven years in the Vermont National Guard, and fought in Iraq in 1991. After the decision was revealed, he said:

"I think this decision is an absolute travesty of justice and I think every judge on this court should be ashamed of themselves. It's nothing short of rubber stamping legalized discrimination, the same way Nazi Germany legalized discrimination against Jews. The Supreme Court is not infallible, they get things wrong, and they got it wrong this time."

While campaigning for the presidency last year, Barack Obama indicated that he supported the eventual repeal of the policy. However, since taking office he has made no specific moves to do so. In the meantime, the White House said that it won't stop gays and lesbians from being dismissed from the military.

The "don't ask, don't tell" policy was put into effect in 1993 under then President Bill Clinton, who was forced to abandon efforts to allow gays to openly serve in the armed forces after he faced strong resistance from members of Congress and the military.