Fighting to serve : behind the scenes in the war to repeal "don't ask, don't tell" / Alexander Nicholson
- Author:
- Nicholson, Alexander
- Published:
- Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, [2012]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2012
- Physical Description:
- vii, 280 pages ; 24 cm
- Contents:
- "I am not an activist" -- Revival -- A call to duty -- New partnerships -- Hearings and elections -- "Servicemembers' milestone" -- Executive options -- A new quarterback on the field -- State of the Union and secret meetings -- Bombshell hearings -- Celebrities on the stage and soldiers at the gate -- Old partnerships -- The amendment and not-so-secret meetings -- Victory and defeat -- Winning the lottery -- Lame ducks -- The report, more hearings, and final victory -- Certification and the countdown to repeal -- Beyond repeal.
- Subject(s):
- Servicemembers United (United States)
- United States. Army—Gay people—Biography
- Nicholson, Alexander
- Gay military personnel—Government policy—United States
- Gay rights—United States—History—21st century
- Gay military personnel—United States—Biography
- Homosexuality—Political aspects—United States—History—21st century
- ISBN:
- 9781613743720
1613743726 - Note:
- Includes index.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries); 2012
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