Out in Force: Sexual Orientation and the Military (University of Chicago Press, 1996) refutes the notions that homosexuality is incompatible with military service and that gay personnel would undermine order and discipline. Leading social science scholars of sexual orientation and the military offer reasoned and comprehensive discussions about military organizations, human sexuality, and attitudes toward individuals and groups. They demonstrate forcefully that the debate is really about the military as an institution, and how that institution will adapt to larger social changes. 

Edited by UC Davis Psychology Professor Emeritus Gregory M. Herek, and Jared B. Jobe and Ralph M. Carney. 

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