On The Trail With Dont Ask Dont Tell

Author : J Ford Huffman
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 0160915589
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The End of Don't Ask, Don't Tell: The Impact in Studies and Personal Essays by Service Members and Veterans written by J Ford Huffman and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2012-12-03 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring 4 reports and 25 personal essays from diverse voices—both straight and gay—representing U.S. Marine Corps, Army, Navy, and Air Force veterans and service members, this anthology examines the impact of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and its repeal on 20 September 2011 in order to benefit policy makers, historians, researchers, and general readers. Topics include lessons from foreign militaries, serving while openly gay, women at war, returning to duty, marching forward after repeal, and support for the committed same-sex partners and families of gay service members.

Author : Marin Nikolov
Publisher : Bookbaby
ISBN 13 : 9781543927733
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Trail with Don't Ask, Don't Tell written by Marin Nikolov and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2018-06-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers short stories from Dr. Marin Nikolov and his experience while on the trail in the U. S. Army. Stories include lived experiences and witness of sexual harassment and sexual assault of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual recruits during the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.

Author : Major Margaret Witt
Publisher : University Press of New England
ISBN 13 : 151260111X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tell written by Major Margaret Witt and published by University Press of New England. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1993 Margie Witt, a young Air Force nurse, was chosen as the face of the Air Force's "Cross into the Blue" recruitment campaign. This was also the year that President Clinton's plan for gays to serve openly in the military was quashed by an obdurate Congress, resulting in the blandly cynical political compromise known as Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Contrary to its intent, DADT had the perverse effect of making it harder for gay servicemen and -women to fight expulsion. Over the next seventeen years more than 13,000 gay soldiers, sailors, marines, coast guard, and airmen and -women were removed from military service. That is, until Margie Witt's landmark case put a stop to it. Tell is the riveting story of Major Margaret Witt's dedicated and decorated military career as a frontline flight nurse, and of her love and devotion to her partner-now wife-Laurie Johnson. Tell captures the tension and drama of the politically charged legal battle that led to the congressional repeal of the controversial law and helped pave the way for a suite of landmark political and legal victories for gay rights. Tell is a testament to the power of love to transform hearts and minds, as well as a celebration of the indomitable spirit of Major Witt, her wife Laurie, her dedicated legal team, and the brave men and women who came forward to testify on her behalf in a historic federal trial. "The name Margaret Witt may join the canon of US civil rights pioneers." -Guardian "Major Witt's trial provided an unparalleled opportunity to attack the central premise of [Don't Ask, Don't Tell] . . . and set an important precedent."- New York Times "A landmark ruling."-Politico

Author : Troy Mosley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0761872523
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Armed Forces and American Social Change written by Troy Mosley and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-10-04 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UnwrittenTruce is a powerful depiction of Black Americans’ struggle for equality told through the lens of uniformed military service. Mosley uses superb story-telling, personal vignettes, and historical examples to show how millions of Americans have lifted themselves from oppression through opportunities gleaned from military service. Collectively these efforts exerted positive outward pressure on American society and by in large has resisted all forms of social change. One of the unique aspects of combat is that rarely are Americans more equal than when thrust into harms way. It has been said there are no atheists in combat; similarly, racism, sexism, and homophobia quickly go by the wayside when under enemy fire.Yet in the 19th century and well into the 21st century, America’s military policies regarding the use of manpower could best be described as an awkward attempt to balance the requirement to win the nation’s wars while supporting a socio-political caste system. President Harry Truman signed Executive Order 9981 on July 26, 1948 in response to police violence perpetrated against Black veterans. His actions broke this trend and set the military on the path to true meritocracy. Today, retired general Lloyd Austin is the first black American Secretary of Defense in part due to the barriers broken down by men and women who served before him. The armed services fiercely resisted integration, gender equality, and LGBTQ equality but over time have grown to value America’s well spring of diversity as a strategic and operational advantage. Under the Trump administration many of the military’s policies supporting transgender inclusion were reversed, making the U.S. military one of many institutions caught in the ideological tug of war regarding social change, which is at the heart of the present day American polarization. For as far as America has come, we still have work to do for Truman’s vision of equality of opportunity to become a reality for all Americans. Join this thought-provoking narrative that celebrates the brave American military pioneers and challenges us all to continue the push for a better expression of America.

Author : William A. Norris
Publisher : Quid Pro Books
ISBN 13 : 1610273656
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Liberal Opinions written by William A. Norris and published by Quid Pro Books. This book was released on 2016-08-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Abbie E. Goldberg
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000932419
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The (Mis)Representation of Queer Lives in True Crime written by Abbie E. Goldberg and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-08-25 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the representation and misrepresentation of queer people in true crime, addressing their status as both victims and perpetrators in actual crime, as well as how the media portrays them. The chapters apply an intersectional perspective in examining criminal cases involving LGBTQ people, as well as the true crime media content surrounding the cases. The book illuminates how sexual orientation, gender, race, and other social locations impact the treatment of queer people in the criminal legal system and the mass media. Each chapter describes one or more high-profile criminal cases involving queer people (e.g., the murders of Brandon Teena and Kitty Genovese; serial killer Aileen Wuornos; the Pulse nightclub mass shooting). The authors examine how the cases are portrayed in the media via news, films, podcasts, documentaries, books, social media, and more. Each chapter discusses not only what is visible or emphasized by the media but also what is invisible in the accounting or societal focus surrounding the case. Lesser-known (but similar) cases are used in the book to call attention to how race, gender, sexuality, sexual orientation, social class, and/or other features influence the dominant narrative surrounding these cases. Each chapter addresses "teachable moments" from each case and its coverage, leaving readers with several considerations to take with them into the future. The book also provides media resources and supplemental materials so that curious readers, including scholars, students, content creators, and advocates, can examine the cases and media content further. The book will appeal to scholars and students of criminology, psychology, sociology, law, media studies, sexuality studies, and cultural studies, and people with an interest in true crime.

Author : Leah Stewart
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735214360
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What You Don't Know About Charlie Outlaw written by Leah Stewart and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The celebrated author of The Myth of You and Me explores an untraditional love story through the lens of a character actor who must finally become the hero of her own story. After a series of missteps in the face of his newfound fame, actor Charlie Outlaw flees to a remote island in search of anonymity and a chance to reevaluate his recent breakup with his girlfriend, actress Josie Lamar. But soon after his arrival on the peaceful island, his solitary hike into the jungle takes him into danger he never anticipated. As Charlie struggles with gaining fame, Josie struggles with its loss. The star of a cult TV show in her early twenties, Josie has spent the twenty years since searching for a role to equal that one, and feeling less and less like her character, the heroic Bronwyn Kyle. As she gets ready for a reunion of the cast at a huge fan convention, she thinks all she needs to do is find a part and replace Charlie. But she can't forget him, and to get him back she'll need to be a hero in real life.

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1676 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 1676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Blueberry
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1479723878
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Letters from the Trail written by Blueberry and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letters from the trail: Excerpts from a collection of letters written by a 50+ year old woman from Maine and Maryland as she pursued a life goal of hiking the entire 2,170+ miles on the Appalachian Trail. This book is filled with information people always ask about hiking the AT, including where she slept, what she ate, how she stayed safe, how she planned her hike, what she carried for equipment. This is an inspirational book for those who want to hike, an information book for the questions people ask, and a tribute to life in the outdoors- - -all rolled into one.