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We can't even march straight : homosexuality in the British armed forces

Title
We can't even march straight : homosexuality in the British armed forces / Edmund Hall.
Author
Hall, Edmund
Publication
London : Vintage, 1995.

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Description
viii, 180 pages; 20 cm
Summary
"Britain and the US stand alone within NATO as active discriminators against homosexuals in the Armed Forces. Recent reports have shown that more than 260 members of the British Armed Forces have been driven to leave their posts since 1990." "Edmund Hall's first book is both a personal testimony, and a timely demand for changes in the law. The author served as a naval officer for two years before acknowledging his homosexuality and was sacked. It was his experience that inspired what is an intensely candid and disturbing account of the homophobia and hypocrisy that pervade the British military. Drawing from many first-hand experiences - including the paranoia brought on by the Military Police's 'special investigations' - We Can't Even March Straight is a compelling and human plea for change, at a time when the debate on the issue is reaching a climax."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Great Britain. Royal Navy > Gay people
  • Great Britain. Royal Navy
  • Gay military personnel > Great Britain
  • Armed Forces > Gays
  • Gay military personnel
  • Homosexueller
  • Militär
  • Homoseksuelen
  • Krijgsmacht
  • Great Britain
  • Großbritannien
ISBN
  • 0099495619
  • 9780099495611
LCCN
2010398002
OCLC
  • ocm32703593
  • 32703593
  • SCSB-9543997
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library