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Open Service And Our Allies: A Report On The Inclusion Of Openly Gay And Lesbian Servicemembers In U.S. Allies' Armed Forces, Suzanne B. Goldberg
Open Service And Our Allies: A Report On The Inclusion Of Openly Gay And Lesbian Servicemembers In U.S. Allies' Armed Forces, Suzanne B. Goldberg
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
In the wake of the Obama Administration’s pledge to repeal
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in the United States, the Columbia Law
School Sexuality & Gender Law Clinic undertook a review of how
allies of the United States moved from a policy of banning gay and
lesbian servicemembers from serving in the armed forces to a policy
of allowing these servicemembers to serve openly (“open service”).
In documenting this review, this report aims to provide information
about the decision to implement open service and the mechanics of
the transition to open service in Australia, Canada, Israel, and the
United Kingdom. In …