Officially Gay: The Political Construction of Sexuality by the U.S. Military

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. What Is an Official Gay Identity? 2. The Emergence of Identity: Epistemological Tenets of the Modern Gay and Lesbian Subject 3. Gays in the Military: Constructing the "Homosexual" Other 4. Gays in the Military: Identity as "Official" Justification for Exclusion 5. Gaze in the Military: Competing Perceptions of Gay Performance 6. Don't Kiss and Tell in the Military: Gay Politics and the Clinton Compromise 7. Becoming Identity: Public Policy, Gay Identification, and the "Queer" Response Conclusion: Nightmares, Fantasies, and Sexual Performance Notes Index