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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Overview; Study Approach; Organization of This Report; The Environment Within and Outside the Military in 2010; The History of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"-Chapter Two; Context: Broad Social Changes and Public Opinion-Chapter Three; Sexual Orientation and Disclosure-Chapter Four; Issues of Concern to the Military; Unit Cohesion and Military Performance-Chapter Five; Potential Effects on Military Recruiting and Retention-Chapter Six; Health Implications-Chapter Seven
Opinions of Military PersonnelFocus Groups of Military Personnel-Chapter Eight; RAND Survey of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Military Personnel-Chapter Nine; The Relevant Experience of Institutions in Which Gay Individuals Currently Serve, Work, and Study Without Restriction; The Experience of Foreign Militaries-Chapter Ten; The Experience of Domestic Agencies: Police, Fire, and Federal Agencies-Chapter Eleven; The Experience of Other Domestic Organizations: Corporations and Universities-Chapter Twelve; Implementation-Chapter Thirteen; References
CHAPTER TWO The History of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"Overview; Study Approach; Key Findings: The History of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"; The Origins of Department of Defense Policy on Sexual Orientation Before 1993; The Competing Visions of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"; Key Findings: Implementing DADT; DADT at a Glance: Discharges; The "Rebuttable Presumption"; Don't Pursue: "Credible Information"; Training; Recoupment and "Intent" in Statement Cases; Harassment; Transition to the Bush Administration; From Reform to Repeal; The Impact of War on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"; Where Matters Now Stand; Summary
ReferencesCHAPTER THREE Context: Broad Social Changes and Public Opinion; Overview; Study Approach; Key Findings: Visibility of Gay People Since 1993; Key Findings: Visibility of Gay Issues Since 1993; Discrimination and Harassment; Same-Sex Partner Benefits; Same-Sex Marriage; Key Findings: Trends in U.S. Public Opinion Since 1993; Trends in Public Opinion Toward Gay People Since 1993; Changing Public Opinion Toward Gay Men and Lesbians in the Military; Demographic and Social Differences in Attitudes; Sensitivity of Results to Wording of Questions; Summary; References
CHAPTER FOUR Sexual Orientation and DisclosureOverview; Study Approach; Military Definitions of Sexual Orientation; Methodological Challenges in Estimating Prevalence of Gay Sexual Orientation; Key Findings: Same-Sex Behavior and Sexual Orientation in the General Population; Key Findings: Same-Sex Behavior and Sexual Orientation Among Military Personnel; Studies of Same-Sex Orientation in the Military; Estimates of Same-Sex Orientation in the Military Based on Data from Add Health; Key Findings: Relationship Between Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Identity and Same-Sex Behavior
Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Identity and Same-Sex Behavior in Published Studies
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Sexual orientation and U.S. military personnel policy [[electronic resource] ] : an update of Rand's 1993 study / / National Defense Research Institute, prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense
