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“Don't Ask, Don't Tell”

By: Kristina B. Wolff
In: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
Edited by: Jodi O'Brien
Subject:Sociology of Gender

The military policy “Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue, Don't Harass” was established by Congress in 1993. The Department of Defense policy is the result of President Bill Clinton's campaign promise to eliminate the ban on homosexual and bisexual personnel in ...

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  Wolff, K. (2009). “don't ask, don't tell”. In J. O'Brien (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gender and society (pp. 222-223). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412964517.n122
  
  Wolff, Kristina B. "“Don't Ask, Don't Tell”." In Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, edited by Jodi O'Brien, 222-223. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. doi: 10.4135/9781412964517.n122.
  
  Wolff, K 2009, '“don't ask, don't tell”', in O'Brien, J (ed.), Encyclopedia of gender and society, SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 222-223, viewed 19 October 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781412964517.n122.
  
  Wolff, Kristina B. "“Don't Ask, Don't Tell”." Encyclopedia of Gender and Society. Ed. Jodi O'Brien. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. 222-223. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 19 Oct. 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781412964517.n122.
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