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Out In Force
Sexual Orientation and the Military
Edited by
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University of Chicago Press, 1996)
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| Overview |
In 1993, the country engaged in a heated national debate about
whether the United States military should lift its long-standing
ban on service by gay men and lesbians. The compromise eventually
reached by President Clinton and the Congress – popularly
labeled, "Don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue" –
was challenged in the courts, but the U.S. Supreme Court has consistently declined to consider the constitutionality of the policy.
Nevertheless, the controversy surrounding this issue is likely to shape national policies and attitudes concerning sexual orientation well into the new millennium.
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Both sides in the debate have repeatedly based their arguments
on assumptions and predictions about the consequences of
integrating gay people into the military. What would be the
effect on unit cohesion and morale? How could heterosexuals'
privacy concerns be resolved? Would heterosexual personnel follow
orders from a gay superior? Are heterosexuals' hostilities toward
gay people so entrenched that they cannot be softened or
eradicated? Would gay people face isolation or violence?
Out In Force presents a comprehensive review of social science data relevant to these and related questions. Its 15 chapters by some of the nation's leading social science scholars on sexual orientation and the military offer reasoned and dispassionate discussions of what we know about military organizations, human sexuality, and attitudes toward individuals and groups. The contributors are experts on military psychology, lesbian and gay psychology, organizational psychology, social psychology, and clinical psychology. They include five authors who wrote sections of the RAND Corporation's landmark 1993 report to the Secretary of Defense on the current military policy. |
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Table of Contents
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Preface
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| Part One: An Orientation to the Issue |
Chapter 1. Social Science, Sexual Orientation, and Military Personnel
Policy Chapter 2. Sexual Orientation and Proscribed Sexual Behaviors Chapter 3. Sexual Orientation and the Military: Some Legal Considerations
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| Part Two: Relevant Experience from Other Domains |
Chapter 4. Integration of Women in the Military: Parallels to the
Progress of Homosexuals? Chapter 5. Applying Lessons Learned From Minority Integration in the
Military Chapter 6. The Experiences of Foreign Militaries Chapter 7. Lessons Learned From The Experience of Domestic Police and
Fire Departments |
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| Part Three: Cohesion, Privacy, and Attitudes |
Chapter 8. Sexual Orientation and Military Cohesion: A Critical Review of
the Evidence Chapter 9. The Deconstruction of Stereotypes: Homosexuals and Military
Policy Chapter 10. Why Tell If You're Not Asked? Self-Disclosure, Intergroup
Contact, and Heterosexuals' Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Chapter 11. Sexual Modesty, the Etiquette of Disregard, and the Question
of Gays and Lesbians in the Military |
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| Part Four: Implementation |
Chapter 12. Issues of Confidentiality: Therapists, Chaplains and Health
Care Providers Chapter 13. Implementing Policy Changes in Large Organizations: The Case
of Gays and Lesbians in the Military Chapter 14. The President, the Congress, and the Pentagon: Obstacles to
Implementing the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy Chapter 15. Conclusion |