GAYS AND LESBIANS AT WAR MILITARY SERVICE IN IRAQ AND.pdf

GAYS AND LESBIANS AT WAR: MILITARY SERVICE IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN UNDER “DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL” By Nathaniel Frank, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military, University of California, Santa Barbara. September 15, 2004 The Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military is an official research unit of the University of California, Santa Barbara. The Center is governed by a distinguished board of advisors including the Honorable Lawrence J. Korb of the Council on Foreign Relations, Honorable Coit Blacker of Stanford University and Professor Janet Halley of Harvard Law School. Its mission is to promote the study of gays, lesbians, and other sexual minorities in the armed forces. More information is available at . 1 Contents Findings 3 Overview Parameters 5 History 6 Methodology 7 Section I – Bonding, Morale Cohesion 9 Section II – Access to Support Services 19 Section III – Privacy 23 Section IV – Leadership, Enforcement the Rule of Law 32 Section V – Talent Retention 38 Conclusion 42 Biographical Sketch 44 Select Bibliography