Secret Service: Untold Stories of Lesbians in the Military - Softcover

Gershick, Zsa Zsa

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9781555837488: Secret Service: Untold Stories of Lesbians in the Military

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ISBN 10: 1555837484 ISBN 13: 9781555837488

Publisher: Alyson Books, 2005

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Although 79 percent of Americans support allowing gay and lesbian troops to serve openly, the military continues to hunt down and discharge qualified service members. This series of profiles of lesbian service members shows the flaws in the assertion that allowing gay and lesbian service members to serve openly and with honor will cause a breakdown of morale and unit cohesion.

Zsa Zsa Gershick served as a reservist in the US Army from 1978 to 1982. She is the author of Gay Old Girls, as well as a series of articles for The Texas Observer and The Texas Triangle profiling high-achieving service members discharged for being gay. She lives in Los Angeles.

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A scathing indictment of America's pointless and destructive policy barring gays and lesbians from serving in the military.

These interviews blow open the holes in the right wing's flawed assertion that allowing gay and lesbian service members to serve openly and with honor will cause a breakdown of morale and unit cohesion. Each of the women profiled recounts her experiences of serving in the U.S. military – experiences marked by witch hunts, sexual harassment, discharges and fear. These honorable women served their country bravely, and their country responded by treating them as less than human.

Although 79% of Americans support allowing gay and lesbian troops to serve openly, the homophobic and sexist leaders of the military continue to hunt down and discharge qualified service members, despite an increased demand for troops.

About the Author:

Zsa Zsa Gershick served as a reservist in the U.S. Army from 1978 to 1982. She is the author of Gay Old Girls as well as a series of articles for The Texas Observer and The Texas Triangle profiling high-achieving service members who had been cashiered merely for being gay. She lives in Los Angeles.

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