Homosexuality and the military: A review of the literature

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 701-718

  Dean Sinclair, G ^a  

^a U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Don't ask; Don't tell; Homosexual; Military; Positive contact hypothesis; Unit cohesion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449645501     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360903054137     Document Type: Article

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