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Is the United States winning the war against ISIS? Fanning is now the first openly gay leader of a U.S. military service, and the highest-ranking openly gay Pentagon official in the country

This research brief uses new data from the American Community Survey and the General Social Survey to provide updated estimates of how many lesbians, gay …

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The fraction of self-identified gay or bisexual men in the military is close to that in the civilian population in the same age group — 2.2 percent of men in the military versus 3.2 percent in the general population.

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Don’t ask, don’t tell (manT) is the common term for the policy restricting the United States military from efforts to discover or reveal closeted gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members or applicants, while barring those that are openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual from military service.

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – the US military’s 18-year ban on openly gay and lesbian service personnel – has officially been repealed, ushering in a new era for the country’s armed forces.

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The announcement that gays will be protected from discrimination in the military makes clear the old guard has lost the culture war.

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Matlovich had challenged the military’s anti-gay policy on constitutional grounds. Matlovich appeals the District Court’s ruling, but would eventually accept an honorable discharge and cash settlement to drop the case against the Air Force.

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual men and women in the US military: Updated estimates by Gary J. Gates Executive Summary This research brief uses new data from the American Community Survey and the General Social Survey to provide updated estimates of how many lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals (LGB) are serving in the US military.

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While the US military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy was rescinded in 2011 allowing open service by gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members, transgender people are still barred from entering the US Military.

Several lesbian and gay male members of the military came out publicly and vigorously challenged their discharges through the legal system. By the beginning of 1993, it appeared that the military’s ban on gay personnel would soon be overturned.

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