Gays in the U.S. Military: Reviewing the Research and Conceptualizing a Way Forward

Abstract

This article contributes to ongoing discussions related to the challenges and opportunities associated with the participation and inclusion of openly gay service personnel within the U.S. military. The article reviews research related to sexual orientation and military service and outlines a theory of the antecedents and outcomes of open integration of gays in the military environment. We discuss implications of this theory for future research in this area.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2013
Accession Number
AD1075296

Entities

People

  • Armando X. Estrada
  • Arwen H. Decostanza
  • Gia A. Dirosa

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Discrimination
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Homosexuality
  • Human Behavior
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • National Security
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design