Dont Ask, Dont Tell : Debating the Gay Ban in the Military / ed. by Geoffrey Bateman, Aaron Belkin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bateman, Geoffrey, Contributor.

Bateman, Geoffrey, Editor.

Belkin, Aaron, Contributor.

Belkin, Aaron, Editor.

Haggerty, Timothy, Contributor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A serious, reasoned debate on whether lifting the ban on known homosexual service members would undermine the U.S. armed forces.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1 Introduction

2 History Repeating Itself: A Historical Overview of Gay Men and Lesbians in the Military Before “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

3 Does the Gay Ban Preserve Soldiers’ Privacy?

4 Does “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Preserve Unit Cohesion?

5 Are Foreign Military Experiences Relevant to the United States?

6 What Does “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Cost?

7 Openly Gay Service Members Tell Their Stories: Steve May and Rob Nunn

8 What Have We Learned? The Future of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Appendix: The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Law

Selected Bibliography

The Contributors

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)

ISBN:

1-68585-335-8