Ask and Tell: Gay and Lesbian Veterans Speak Out

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

ASK & TELL This page intentionally left blank ask & tell gAY AND LESBIAN vETERANS SPEAK OUT BY STEVE ESTES the University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill ∫ 2007 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Set in Scala, The Sans, and Campaign types by Keystone Typesetting, Inc. Manufactured in the United States of America This book was published with the assistance of the Thornton H. Brooks Fund of the University of North Carolina Press. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Estes, Steve, 1972– Ask and tell : gay and lesbian veterans speak out / by Steve Estes. p. cm. — (Introduction— 1. The greatest generation— 2. Korea and the Cold War— 3. Vietnam— 4. The Academies— 5. The women’s war for inclusion— 6. The Gulf War— 7. The ban— 8. Out ranks— 9. Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq— Appendix 1: A note on oral history and editing interviews— Appendix 2: interviewees.) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-8078-3115-1 (cloth: alk. paper) 1. Gays in the military—United States—History. 2. Gays in the military—United States—Interviews. 3. Oral history. I. Title. ub418.g38e77 2007 355.0086%640973—dc22 2006100948 Some of the introductory text in this book was originally published as ‘‘Ask & Tell: Gay Veterans, Identity, and Oral History on a Civil Rights Frontier,’’ Oral History Review 32, no. 2 (September 2005): 21–47. ∫ 2005 by the Oral History Association. 11 10 09 08 07 5 4 3 2 1 For the men and women who have served our country— and especially for those who have served in silence This page intentionally left blank ...