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Why Gays Join The Military
After completing the readings on gays and lesbians in the military one dynamic that I have not
previously considered was the reason why some gay and lesbian military members join the military.
In the article The Camouflage Closet: LGBT Veteran Educational Resource the writer discussed that
some gay and lesbians join the military in order to disguise their sexual orientation. The article
continues to describe how some gay men join the military to prove their masculinity, in order to hide
their sexual orientation and some women join in order to deflect suspicions they may be gay or
transgender. This is also known as "flight into masculinity", which is where women find refuge in a
characteristically masculine institution (Brown, 1998).This dynamic is not something that I every
previously considered, but after reading the articles I can understand why this may be a way to mask
sexual orientation....show more content...
I believe that the greatest challenges that exist for service members is the stigma that is still
associated with gay and lesbians in the military because of the military culture that has been
instilled for so many years. Even with the Don't Ask Don't Tell Policy (DADT), military members
still face discrimination if they are openly gay or lesbian. According to Bumiller (2012), "A large
percentage choose to remain in the closet, and part of that is they are reading signals from their
peers that it is still not O.K. to be out in the military". Even though the repeal has made a positive
impact in the legal barrier faced against gay and lesbians in the military, the harassment and
discrimination has not
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Why Gays Join The Military

  • 1. Why Gays Join The Military After completing the readings on gays and lesbians in the military one dynamic that I have not previously considered was the reason why some gay and lesbian military members join the military. In the article The Camouflage Closet: LGBT Veteran Educational Resource the writer discussed that some gay and lesbians join the military in order to disguise their sexual orientation. The article continues to describe how some gay men join the military to prove their masculinity, in order to hide their sexual orientation and some women join in order to deflect suspicions they may be gay or transgender. This is also known as "flight into masculinity", which is where women find refuge in a characteristically masculine institution (Brown, 1998).This dynamic is not something that I every previously considered, but after reading the articles I can understand why this may be a way to mask sexual orientation....show more content... I believe that the greatest challenges that exist for service members is the stigma that is still associated with gay and lesbians in the military because of the military culture that has been instilled for so many years. Even with the Don't Ask Don't Tell Policy (DADT), military members still face discrimination if they are openly gay or lesbian. According to Bumiller (2012), "A large percentage choose to remain in the closet, and part of that is they are reading signals from their peers that it is still not O.K. to be out in the military". Even though the repeal has made a positive impact in the legal barrier faced against gay and lesbians in the military, the harassment and discrimination has not Get more content on HelpWriting.net