Format:
Online-Ressource (xxii, 222 p)
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0691019444
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0691033072
Content:
In April 1987 Joseph C. Steffan, one of the ten highest ranking midshipmen in his class at the U.S. Naval Academy, and only six weeks from graduation, was denied his diploma and forced to resign his commission because he answered "Yes, sir" to the question, "I'd like your word, are you a homosexual?" Six years later his cause, and that of other gay men and lesbians seeking to serve their country by enlistment in the military, has become the subject of intense national controversy. This unusual and innovative work, based on the litigation strategy and court papers filed in the case of Joseph C
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-209) and index
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Selected records and judgment in the case of Joseph C. Steffan v. Richard B. Cheney, Secretary of Defense, heard by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780691019444
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Gays and the Military : Joseph Steffan versus the United States
Language:
English
