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homosexuality in the British armed forces
"Britain and the US stand alone within NATO as active discriminators against homosexuals in the Armed Forces. Recent reports have shown that more than 260 members of the British Armed Forces have been driven to leave their posts since 1990." "Edmund Hall's first book is both a personal testimony, and a timely demand for changes in the law. The author served as a naval officer for two years before acknowledging his homosexuality and was sacked. It was his experience that inspired what is an intensely candid and disturbing account of the homophobia and hypocrisy that pervade the British military. Drawing from many first-hand experiences - including the paranoia brought on by the Military Police's 'special investigations' - We Can't Even March Straight is a compelling and human plea for change, at a time when the debate on the issue is reaching a climax."--BOOK JACKET.
The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.