Officially gay : the political construction of sexuality by the U.S. military / Gary L. Lehring.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Queer politics, queer theoriesPublication details: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2003.Description: xi, 229 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1592130348
  • 9781592130344
  • 1592130356
  • 9781592130351
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 355/.0086/640973 21
LOC classification:
  • UB418.G38 L44 2003
Online resources:
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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Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-222) and index.

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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