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Officially gay : the political construction of sexuality by the U.S. military
Title
Officially gay : the political construction of sexuality by the U.S. military / Gary L. Lehring.
ISBN
9781592130344
1592130348
9781592130351
1592130356
9781439903995
Publication
Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2003.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 229 pages) : illustrations, charts ; 22 cm.
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Notes
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2022. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book])
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Summary
Follows the military's century-long attempt to identify and exclude gays and lesbians, and argues that military policy helped create a modern gay movement and shape the direction taken by that movement. Simultaneously, it made possible greater regulation and scrutiny of gays and lesbians both in and out of the military. [back cover].
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Political construction of sexuality by the U.S. military
ACLS Humanities eBooks.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 05, 2024
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-222) and index.
Contents
What is an official gay identity?
The emergence of identity : epistemological tenets of the modern gay and lesbian subject
Gays in the military : constructing the "homosexual" other
Gays in the military : identity as "official" justification for exclusion
Gaze in the military : competing perceptions of gay performance
Don't kiss and tell in the military : gay politics and the Clinton compromise
Becoming identity : public policy, gay identification, and the "queer" response
Conclusion : Nightmares, fantasies, and sexual performance.
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