Don't : a reader's guide to the military's anti-gay policy /

In this book, the author explains how the military's new anti-gay policy is fundamentally misdescribed by its common nickname "Don't Ask/Don't Tell." The phrase implies that servicemenbers are discharged not for who they are but for what they do: if they keep quiet about the...

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Main Author: Halley, Janet E., 1952- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 1999.
Series:Public planet books.
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Summary:In this book, the author explains how the military's new anti-gay policy is fundamentally misdescribed by its common nickname "Don't Ask/Don't Tell." The phrase implies that servicemenbers are discharged not for who they are but for what they do: if they keep quiet about their sexual orientation and desist from "homosexual conduct," all will be well. The author reveals that this is in fact not how the policy works: status, not conduct, is what the policy regulates.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:xiv, 159 pages ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-159).
ISBN:0822322854
9780822322856
0822323176
9780822323174