Until 1974, homosexuality was justified as a reason for exclusion from the Dutch military, according to reports. The Royal Netherlands Army later embraced a "Do Tell" policy as opposed to the 'Don't ask don't tell policy" (official United States policy on military service of non-heterosexual people) and routinely organises pride events and remains among the most inclusive militaries for transgender soldiers, according to The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies. The HCSS had released the first ever global ranking of countries regarding inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) service members in the armed forces, and Netherlands was in the second place.