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From time to time over the course of the Nation’s history, the U.S. Government has made decisions about who can and cannot serve in the U.S. military and under what circumstances.
Such decisions frequently have reflected society’s attitudes toward stigmatized minorities. Although by the end of World War II more than one million African Americans were serving in the U.S. armed forces, racial segregation remained official government policy until 1948, when President Harry Truman issued an executive order declaring that “there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed serv…
In This Issue
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President Truman's Integration of the Armed Forces
Provisions of Executive Order 9981
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Military Rediness Enhancement Act
Summary of Major Provisions
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Recent Action in the Congress
Bills Passed - September 2009 through February 2010
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Foreword: Gays in the Military
Sexual Orientation and Service in the Armed Forces
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Homosexuals in the Military
Evolution of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy
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Homosexual Separations from Military Service
Government Accountability Office Findings
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Don't Ask, Don't Tell Law
Provisions of the U.S. Code
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Gay Rights Timeline
Milestone Events - 1924 to the Present
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Legislative Background on Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Recent Action in Congress
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Pro & Con
Should the U.S. Military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Be Repealed?
