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Throughout history, homosexuality has been a complicating factor for men and women electing to serve in the armed forces of the United States. The right to serve became increasingly complicated when the Department of Defense responded to congressional legislation in 1993 by adopting a policy that later became known as "don’t ask, don’t tell" (DADT). DADT permitted homosexual members to serve in the forces, so long as they showed no evidence of homosexual behavior. The compromise policy remained in force until Congress passed the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 and finally, in September 2011, the ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the US armed forces officially came to an end. Reflecting on the 20-year period governed by DADT, this volume explores the history, culture, attitudes and impacts of policy evolution from the mid-20th Century through to the present day. It not only provides insight to the scholarly field of how the most powerful institution in the world has viewed and dealt with homosexuality as it transitioned into the 21st century, but it is also poised to become a seminal collection for researchers in the decades to come. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Homosexuality. "Parco and Levy have produced a fine edited volume dedicated to deepening our understanding of the federal DADT policy. What has resulted is a deep analysis of the federal policies regarding gays and lesbians in the U.S. military. This volume is filled with rich descriptions and analyses written by the very best thinkers about issues pertaining to gays and lesbians in the U.S. military. Parco and Levy not only offer a comprehensive treatment of DADT, but their book will stand the test of time and spur additional important research about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and queer service members. The Rise and Fall of DADT is accessibly written and offers readers a comprehensive understanding of the DADT federal policy and the attendant issues of equity, social justice and ever-changing attitudes about LGBTQ people related to the U.S. military and to the larger American society." John P. Elia, Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Homosexuality and Professor and Associate Chair of Health Education at San Francisco State University, USA "As Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs from 2010 to 2012, and the first openly-gay senior official to serve at the Pentagon, I was witness to and honored to be an active participant in the historic process that led to the ban on discrimination against lesbian and gay service members: men and women who had been hiding in plain sight while risking their lives to serve their country honorably. In this volume, Jim Parco and Dave Levy provide what is perhaps the most comprehensive account to date of the evolution of US government policy regarding LGBT service members. Their study includes outstanding firsthand narratives by many friends who played central roles in the repeal of Don’t Ask/Don’t tell, including Sue Fulton, Jonathan Lee and former Congressman Patrick Murphy. Parco and Levy provide the opportunity for scholars, experts and ordinary citizens from all walks of life to share in those journeys and in the very positive results that were achieved." Douglas B. Wilson, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for the United States
The definitive book on lesbians and gay men in the US military. Randy Shilts, author of the classic documentary history of the AIDS epidemic And The Band Played On, was acclaimed for his ability to take epic histories and molding them into gripping, intimate narratives. Conduct Unbecoming, his groundbreaking exploration of lesbians and gays in the military, came out of hundreds of interviews conducted with servicepeople at all levels of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps and intense research uncovering thousands of documents resulting in a unique history of gays in the military as well as the persecution of gays in the military. Conduct Unbecoming will leave readers moved and imbued with a better understanding of the pressing situation in our nation's military. "A sober, thoroughly researched and engrossingly readable history on the subject. [Shilts's] chronicle is excellent military history, closely woven with an enthralling analysis of the changing definitions of sexuality and personal relationships in American society....[A] landmark book....Remarkable." --New York Times Book Review "A masterpiece of investigative reporting...Shilts has shown us the honor homosexuals have brought, and continue to bring, to the uniforms they wear and the country they serve." - Boston Globe "Gays, we are told, would damage morale in the military. Shilts documents the fact that morale has already been eaten away by hypocrisy, contradictions, and favoritism...This book will be to gay and lesbian liberation what Betty Friedan's was to early feminism or Rachel Carson's to ecological consciousness. No fair-minded person can read Conduct Unbecoming and consider the present system defensible. - USA Today "Gripping reading....the history of homosexual people and the movement for gay/lesbian equality in the United States can nowhere be more clearly told." - Los Angeles Times
During World War II, as the United States called on its citizens to serve in unprecedented numbers, the presence of gay Americans in the armed forces increasingly conflicted with the expanding antihomosexual policies and procedures of the military. In Coming Out Under Fire, Allan Berube examines in depth and detail these social and political confrontation--not as a story of how the military victimized homosexuals, but as a story of how a dynamic power relationship developed between gay citizens and their government, transforming them both. Drawing on GIs' wartime letters, extensive interviews with gay veterans, and declassified military documents, Berube thoughtfully constructs a startling history of the two wars gay military men and women fough--one for America and another as homosexuals within the military. Berube's book, the inspiration for the 1995 Peabody Award-winning documentary film of the same name, has become a classic since it was published in 1990, just three years prior to the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which has continued to serve as an uneasy compromise between gays and the military. With a new foreword by historians John D'Emilio and Estelle B. Freedman, this book remains a valuable contribution to the history of World War II, as well as to the ongoing debate regarding the role of gays in the U.S. military.
A new edition of a classic work of history, revealing the anti-homosexual purges of midcentury Washington. In The Lavender Scare, David K. Johnson tells the frightening story of how, during the Cold War, homosexuals were considered as dangerous a threat to national security as Communists. Charges that the Roosevelt and Truman administrations were havens for homosexuals proved a potent political weapon, sparking a “Lavender Scare” more vehement and long-lasting than Joseph McCarthy’s Red Scare. Drawing on declassified documents, years of research in the records of the National Archives and the FBI, and interviews with former civil servants, Johnson recreates the vibrant gay subculture that flourished in midcentury Washington and takes us inside the security interrogation rooms where anti-homosexual purges ruined the lives and careers of thousands of Americans. This enlarged edition of Johnson’s classic work of history—the winner of numerous awards and the basis for an acclaimed documentary broadcast on PBS—features a new epilogue, bringing the still-relevant story into the twenty-first century.
First Published in 1996. From 1980 to 1990 nearly 17,000 service members were discharged from the military because of their homosexuality. This book places the debate of homosexual military service in its historical, theoretical, and political context. Timely and compelling, with all the court options in the highly published cases of Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, Gay Rights, Military Wrongs, reports on the state of prejudice and discrimination facing today's homosexual military personnel and their prospects for future equality.
Presents a study of federal regulation of homosexulity, arguing that the United States government systematically penalized homosexuals and gave rise to their second-class citizenship.
Contents: (1) Background and Analysis; (2) Discharge Statistics; (3) Issues: Legal Challenges; Actions Following the Murder of Private Barry Winchell; Recruiting, JROTC, ROTC and Campus Policies; High Schools; Colleges and Universities; Supreme Court Review of the Solomon Amendment; Homosexuals and Marriages; Foreign Military Experiences. Charts and tables.
Two reports issued by the Pentagon on November 30, 2010 on issues associated with the repeal of DADT, including the separate implementation plan, structured much like a military operations order, laying out the Comprehensive Review Working Group's recommendations. Working Group Report: The risks associated with overturning law and policies to allow gays to serve openly in the military are low, if defense officials and military leaders allow the proper amount of time to train troops on the change, according to the leaders of the Pentagon working group involved in a nine-month study of the likely effect of repealing the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law. "The reality is that there already are gay men and women serving in today's military and most servicemembers recognize this," Defense Department General Counsel Jeh C. Johnson said. Report contents include: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; BACKGROUND; Law and Regulations; Separations; Attitudes of the American Public; Attitudes of the American Military; Litigation; Pending Legislation; OUR MISSION; OUR WORKING GROUP; OUR WORK; Systematic Engagement of the Force; Research; Key Engagements; Engagement with Foreign Militaries; RAND Study Update; Legal and Policy Review; Leadership, Education, and Training; Panel Assessment; Fiscal Assessment; Service Review; WHAT WE HEARD; Views in Support of Current Policy; Views in Support of Repeal; THE SURVEY RESULTS; Impact of Repeal on Cohesion; Impact of Repeal on Unit Effectiveness; Privacy/Living Arrangements; Impact of Repeal on Unit Readiness; Impact of Repeal on Recruitment; Impact of Repeal on Retention; Impact of Repeal on Morale; Those Who Have Already Served With Someone They Believe is Gay; Army, Marine Corps, and Combat Arms; Impact of Repeal on Family Readiness; Open-Ended Responses; LESSONS FROM HISTORY; Racial Integration of the U.S. Military; Gender Integration of the U.S. Military; EXPERIENCE OF OTHER MILITARIES; EXPERIENCES OF DOMESTIC ORGANIZATIONS; PANEL ASSESSMENT; Approach; Factors Considered by the Panel; Areas of Assessment; Summary of Panel Assessment; OUR OVERALL ASSESSMENT; Introduction; Survey Results; Misperceptions About "Open" Service; Risks of Repeal Within Warfighting Units; Change During a Time of War; Resistance to Change Generally; Lessons from History; Experiences of Other Militaries; Domestic Organizations; Panel Assessment; OUR RECOMMENDATIONS; Leadership, Training, and Education; Standards of Conduct; Moral and Religious Concerns; Equal Opportunity; Collection and Retention of Sexual Orientation Data; The Uniform Code of Military Justice; Privacy and Cohabitation.; Benefits; Duty Assignments; Medical; Re-Accession; Release from Service Commitments; Fiscal Impact; Follow-On Review.Implementation Plan: focuses on presenting a phased course of action for military services to follow should Congress repeal the law that bans gays from serving openly in the military. The plan's sections cover background, a review of literature considered in preparing the plan, and stages of progression: pre-repeal, implementation and sustainment. The plan includes 14 categories of legal, policy and regulatory "action items" the working group recommends for consideration during the implementation stage, from separation for homosexuality to issues of duty assignments, cohabitation, billeting and benefits. Contents include: BACKGROUND; Overview ; Key Implementation Message; Stages of Implementation; Legislative and Legal Context; Additional Material; LITERATURE REVIEW; Service Academy White Papers; Other Academic Literature Related to Don't Ask, Don't Tell; Conclusions; Note on the Service Academy White Papers; PRE-REPEAL STAGE; Key Implementation Message; Pre-Repeal Overview; Pre-Repeal Analysis Summary; IMPLEMENTATION STAGE; Implementation Overview; Implementation Analysis; SUSTAINMENT STAGE; Sustainment Overview; Sustainment Analysis Summary; APPENDIX A. RECOMMENDED TALKING POINTS; APPENDIX B. RECOMMENDED EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
The American military’s public international strategy of Communist containment, systematic weapons build-ups, and military occupations across the globe depended heavily on its internal and often less visible strategy of controlling the lives and intimate relationships of its members. From 1950 to 2000, the military justice system, under the newly instituted Uniform Code of Military Justice, waged a legal assault against all forms of sexual deviance that supposedly threatened the moral fiber of the military community and the nation. Prosecution rates for crimes of sexual deviance more than quintupled in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Drawing on hundreds of court-martial transcripts published by the Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces, Policing Sex and Marriage in the American Military explores the untold story of how the American military justice system policed the marital and sexual relationships of the service community in an effort to normalize heterosexual, monogamous marriage as the linchpin of the military’s social order. Almost wholly overlooked by military, social, and legal historians, these court transcripts and the stories they tell illustrate how the courts’ construction and criminalization of sexual deviance during the second half of the twentieth century was part of the military’s ongoing articulation of gender ideology. Policing Sex and Marriage in the American Military provides an unparalleled window into the historic criminalization of what were considered sexually deviant and violent acts committed by U.S. military personnel around the world from 1950 to 2000.