Unfriendly Fire: How The Gay Ban Undermines The Military And Weakens America

By Nathanial Frank
"Wide-ranging critique of the U.S. military's controversial policy. Frank....quickly and effectively sketches the long history of gays in the military, including many interesting details. Most readers will be unaware, for example, that the first homosexual American soldier was expelled during the Revolutionary War. The bulk of the book, however, is taken up with the debate over the current "don't ask, don't tell" guidelines, enacted into federal law in the early days of President Clinton's administration. The law bars gay service members from disclosing their sexual orientations or speaking about their relationships on penalty of expulsion."
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