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Summary:

Explores such aspects of the gays in the military debate as whether they should be allowed to serve openly, the effects of repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell, and what the impact of their serving openly would be on the military.

Table of Contents:

• Ch. 1. Should gays be permitted to serve openly in the US military? Gays in the military should not have to live in fear / Michelle Benecke
• The ban on gays serving openly in the military is costly for taxpayers / United Press International
• Sexual orientation is irrelevant to job effectiveness / American Psychoanalytic Association
• "Don't Ask Don't Tell" does not work / Roger McShane
• Gay rights should not take precedence over service members' privacy / Paul Benedict
• Open service for gays promotes gay rights, not military strength / Bill Murchison
• Repealing "Don't Ask Don't Tell" will disregard some military members' religious beliefs / Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
• Now is not the time to end "Don't Ask Don't Tell" / William Kristol
• Ch. 2. Will repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" harm the US military? The presence of openly gay men in the military will disrupt unit cohesion and morale / Brian Jones
• Combat troops will be weakened by the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" / Elaine Donnelly
• A gay agenda for the US military does not advance the Armed Forces' mission / Tony Perkins
• Research shows that openly gay service does not reduce military cohesion / Nathaniel Frank
• The Pentagon concludes that repealing DADT poses a low risk to military effectiveness / Carter F. Ham and Jeh Charles Johnson
• Foreign militaries report no harm to unit cohesion or morale when gays serve openly / Steve Chapman
• Gays are already serving honorably in the US military without causing harm / Alan M. Steinman
• Ch. 3. Do members of the military support ending "Don't Ask Don't Tell"? What service members think about ending "Don't Ask Don't Tell" / The Week
• Most troops are amenable to repealing "Don't Ask Don't Tell" / Michael Sheridan and Richard Sisk
• The defense secretary and Joint Chiefs chairman support repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" / Kerry Eleveld
• Veterans and military families support ending "Don't Ask Don't Tell" / Todd Stenhouse
• A majority of service members are against a gay agenda in the military / Elaine Donnelly

• US Marines overwhelmingly oppose the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" / Mark Walker
• The chiefs of the Armed Forces oppose repealing "Don't Ask Don't Tell" / John McCormack
• Ch. 4. What will be the impact of gays serving openly in the US military? Gays in the military must remain closeted until repeal takes effect / David Wood
• The logistics of integrating openly gay service members will not be easy / Rod Powers
• Gay military members would still be dismissed for sexual misconduct / Bill Keith
• Gay service members' rights are not yet equal / Ed O'Keefe
• Partners of gay service members will not receive spouse benefits / Bryant Jordan
• The repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" may aid other gay rights efforts / Ben Adler.

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Contributors:

Miller, Debra A.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Current controversies

Subjects:

Gay military personnel — United States

Gay military personnel

United States

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-159) and index.

Physical Description:

167 pages ; 24 cm.

Call Numbers:

UB418.G38 G373 2012

ISBNs:

9780737756180 (hardcover)
0737756187 (hardcover)
9780737756197 (pbk.)
0737756195 (pbk.)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2011029030

OCLC Numbers:

741937731