Don't - A Reader's Guide to the Military's Anti-Gay Policy

"For more than a decade, Janet E. Halley's groundbreaking work in queer legal theory has made hers a central voice in law and sexuality studies. For anyone interested in understanding the rhetorical battlefield of the U.S. military's anti-gay policies, "Don't" is a must."--Kendall Thomas, Columbia University School of Law

List of contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Negotiations and the Players>
Clinton Is to Conduct as Congress Is to Status>
But Everyone Agrees on the Propensity Clauses

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

About the author

Janet E. Halley

Summary

Explains how the American military's anti-gay policy is fundamentally misdescribed by its common nickname, 'Don't Ask/Don't Tell.' This title shows that this ubiquitous phrase implies that it discharges service members not for who they are, but for what they do. It is suitable for legal scholars, policymakers, activists, and military historians.

Product details

• Authors: Halley, Janet Halley, Janet E. Halley, Janet Halley
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.04.1999
• EAN: 9780822323174
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-2317-4
• No. of pages: 277
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 230 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 290 g
• Series: Public Planet Books; Public Planet Books
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Militärische Institutionen