A few good gays : the gendered compromises behind military inclusion / Cati Connell.

  • Connell, Catherine, 1980-
Date:
[2023]
  • Books

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Description

"The US military has done an about-face on gender and sexuality policy over the last decade, ending Don't Ask, Don't Tell, restrictions on women in combat, and transgender exclusion. Contrary to expectations, service members have largely welcomed LGB inclusion-yet they continue to vociferously resist trans inclusion and women on the front lines. In the minds of many, the embodied "deficiencies" of cisgender women and trans people of all genders puts others-and indeed, the nation-at risk. In this book, Connell identifies the homonormative bargain that underwrites these uneven patterns of reception. Despite the promise of inclusivity, in practice, the military has made room for only a "few good gays," to the exclusion of all others"-- Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2023]

Physical description

xii, 299 pages ; 24 cm

Contributors

Biographical note

Cati Connell is Associate Professor of Sociology and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Boston University.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-294) and index.

Contents

Introduction: The dawning of a kinder, gentler US military -- Part 1: Repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell -- "The hard work to get me in the door" : a history of the gay ban -- "What they do in their private life, I couldn't care less" : striking the homonormative bargain -- "He acts straight but he has this one thing..." : open LGB service and queer social control -- Part 2: Ending combat exclusion -- "When you want to create a group of male killers, you kill the woman in them" : feminine abjection and the impossibility of women warriors -- "My problem's not that I'm gay; my problem is that I'm a woman" : the patriotic paternalism of combat exclusion -- Part 3: Removing medical restrictions on transgender service -- "Once he saw them as soldiers, I knew we had it" : the trans ban tug of war -- "You can't have three bathrooms at a forward operating position" : gender panic in the transgendering organization -- Part 4: Conclusion: We will be greeted as gay liberators?

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    History of Medicine
    LG.W.6
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  • 9780520382688
  • 0520382684