Ask and Tell: Gay and Lesbian Veterans Speak Out
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Don't Ask, Don't Tell was the directive of President Clinton's 1993 military policy regarding gay and lesbian soldiers. This volume recovers the lost voices of those who served in silence, offering a rich chronicle of the history of gay and lesbian service in the U.S. military from World War II to the Iraq War. Drawing on more than 50 interviews with gay and lesbian veterans, Estes charts the evolution of policy toward homosexuals in the military over the past 65 years, uncovering the ways that silence about sexuality and military service has affected the identities of gay veterans. Far from undermining national security, unit cohesion, or troop morale, Estes demonstrates, these veterans strengthened the U.S. military in times of war and peace. He also examines challenges to the ban on homosexual service, placing them in the context of the wider movement for gay rights and gay liberation.
Acknowledgments xi11 The Greatest Generation 52 Korea and the Cold War 293 Vietnam 594 The Academies 935 The Women's War for Inclusion 1306 The Gulf War 1527 The Ban 1858 Out Ranks 2109 Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq 229Appendix 1 A Note on Oral History and Editing Interviews 255Appendix 2 Interviews 262Notes 263Index 275
