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Palm Center and Brookings Institute Host Conference on Gay Service with Allied Officers

May 19, 2010

On Wednesday, May 19, during a public forum at the Brookings Institution, military commanders and scholars from Australia, Canada, Israel, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom discussed t

APA Boston: “Workplace Sexual Indenity Management Strategies of LGBT Former Military Personnel”

August 14, 2008

Palm Affiliated Scholar Dr. Bonnie Moradi presented findings at the APA's annual conference in Boston.

World Professional Association for Transgender Health Symposium: Gender Identity and the Military

September 5, 2007

Authors and Affiliations: Dr. Tarynn M. Witten, PhD and MSW, is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, and Senior Fellow/Executive Director of the TranScience Research Institute; Dr.

"(Still Not) At Ease: Don't Ask, Don't Tell in 2007"

August 30, 2007

Dr. Frank spoke before 150 people on a panel entitled "(Still Not) At Ease: Don't Ask, Don't Tell in 2007," which also featured recently retired and separated service members who served under the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Conference, Hosted by the Commonwealth Club of California

December 9, 2000

The Commonwealth Club of California and the Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military (CSSMM) presented a conference December 9, 2000 on gays and lesbians in the milita

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Palm Center Blog

	Jeremy Johnson
	July 19, 2011

Toes In The Water: Testing Transition During the Recent Ban on Enforcement of DADT

Jeremy Johnson is a member of the Palm Center staff and recently used the lifting of the stay issued by the Ninth Circuit court (July 6-July 15) to continue his attempt to reenlist after receiving an Honorable discharge under DADT in 2007. These are his observations.

Myths and Facts

What Does the Empirical Research Say about the Impact of Openly Gay Service on the Military?

Research on openly gay service is extensive, and includes over half a century of evidence gathered by independent researchers and the U.S. military itself, as well as the study of the experience of foreign militaries. The U.S. military’s own researchers have consistently found that openly gay service does not undermine cohesion, and the military has repeatedly sought to condemn or suppress these conclusions when they emerged. Yet no research has ever shown that open homosexuality impairs military readiness.