Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
xxi, 342 p. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-327) and index. |
Contents |
A note on terms -- The long history of the military closet -- Christian soldiers: the morality of being gay -- The Powell-Nunn alliance -- Listening to Nunn: the Congressional hearnigs on gay service -- The evidence -- Gays in foreign militaries -- "Don't ask, don't tell" don't work -- A flawed policy at its core -- Brain drain: Arabic linguistics -- Gays out, ex-convicts in -- Rainbow warriors. |
Summary |
When the "don't ask, don't tell" policy emerged as a political compromise under Bill Clinton in 1993, it only ended up worsening the destructive gay ban that had been on the books since World War II. Drawing on more than a decade of research and hundreds of interviews, Nathaniel Frank exposes the military's policy toward guys and lesbians. |
Subject |
Gay military personnel -- Government policy -- United States.
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Gay military personnel -- United States.
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ISBN |
9780312373481 |
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0312373481 |
Standard No. |
NLGGC 317586599 |
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AU@ 000043327099 |
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