Don't Ask, Don't Tell - Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010, Sexual Orientation and the United States Military (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010, Sexual orientation and the United States military, Log Cabin Republicans v. United States, 2010 State of the Union Address, National Equality March, Military Readiness Enhancement Act, Witt v. Department of the Air Force, Barry Winchell, Holmes v. California National Guard, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Right to Serve Campaign, OutServe, Darren Manzella, Timothy R. McVeigh. Excerpt: "Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) is the official United States policy on homosexuals serving in the military until September 20, 2011. The policy prohibits military personnel from discriminating against or harassing closeted homosexual or bisexual service members or applicants, while barring openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual persons from military service. The restrictions are mandated by United States federal law Pub.L. 103-160 (10 U.S.C. 654). The policy prohibits people who "demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts" from serving in the armed forces of the United States, because their presence "would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability." The act prohibits any homosexual or bisexual person from disclosing his or her sexual orientation or from speaking about any homosexual relationships, including marriages or other familial attributes, while serving in the United States armed forces. The act specifies that service members who disclose that they are homosexual or engage in homosexual conduct shall be separated (discharged) except when a service member's conduct was "for the purpose of avoiding or terminating military service" or when it "would not be in the best interest of the armed forces." The "don't ask" part of the DADT policy specifies that superiors...