"Don't Ask, Don't Tell": Military Policy and the Law on Same-Sex Behavior

Burrelli, David F.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Medicine;    Sex;    Sexual orientation;    Defense policy;    Military policy;   

RP-ID  :  R40782
RP-ID  :  R40782_2010Dec20

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report describes the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy, which holds that the presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in same-sex acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion which are the essence of military capability. Under this policy, but not the law, service members are not to be asked about nor allowed to discuss their "same-sex orientation." This report also describes recent efforts by certain Members of Congress to amending this policy.