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• Report of the General/ Flag Officers' Study Group
  July 28, 2008

  July 2008 - A bipartisan study group of senior retired military officers, representing different branches of the service, conducted an in-depth assessment of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

• "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Does the Gay Ban Undermine the Military's Reputation
  January 1, 2008

  This article asks what impact, if any, the “don’t ask, don’t
  tell”policy might have on the U.S. military’s reputation.

• The International Perspective
  December 1, 2007 | The U.S. Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy: A Reference Handbook, Melissa Sheridan Embser-Herbert, Ed., Praeger Security International

  This article examines the regulations and customs concerning gays and lesbians in the military around the world.

• Balancing Your Strengths Against Your Felonies
  September 1, 2007 | Michael Boucai, Visiting Researcher at the Georgetown University Law Center with support from the Michael D. Palm Center

  This article deals with
  ex-offender employment in the U.S. Armed Forces, one context in which
  the necessity of balancing strengths against felonies is taken very
  seriously.

• Research Note on Pentagon Practice of Sending Known Gays and Lesbians to War
  July 1, 2007

  This paper presents an overview of Stop-Loss, provides a summary of available evidence from World War II to 2002 including a history of known gays serving during wartime, and includes discharge figues of the time.

• Gender Identity and the Military - Transgender, Transsexual, and Intersex Identified Individuals in the U.S. Armed Forces
  May 1, 2007

  Dr. Witten, PhD, MSW, FGSA is the Executive Director and Senior Fellow at the TranScience Research Institute in Richmond, Virginia.

• Opinions of Military Personnel on Sexual Minorities in the Military
  December 1, 2006

  This survey of current and
  recent military service personnel who have served in
  Iraq or Afghanistan (or in combat support roles directly
  supporting those operations) sought to explore the issue
  of sexual minorities in the United States military,
  specifically within the context of three key areas.

• Does Social Cohesion Determine Motivation in Combat?
  July 30, 2006

  MacCoun, Kier and Belkin argue against the theory that successful unit performance is determined by social cohesion rather than task cohesion.

• Perceived Sexual Orientation-Based Harrassment in Military and Civilian Contexts
  April 1, 2006

  This study compares the sexual-orientation-based harassment experienced
  by 196 civilian participants and 200 military participants as a
  response to the Office of the Inspector General's 2000 assessment of
  harassment under "don't ask, don't tell."

• Financial Analysis of Don't Ask, Don't Tell: How Much Does the Gay Ban Cost?
  February 1, 2006 | Authored by a Blue Ribbon Commission

  In February 2005, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the costs of discharging and replacing service members fired for homosexuality during the first ten years of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.  This report addresses oversights in the methodology of that report leading to an estimated cost of $363.8 million, of 91 percent more than originally reported.