1999-2000

1999-2000

• The Effects of Including Gay and Lesbian Soldiers in the British Armed Forces
  November 1, 2000
• The Effects of Including Gay and Lesbian Soldiers in the Australian Defence Forces: Appraising the Evidence
  September 1, 2000

  In November 1992, the Australian Defence Forces lifted its ban on open gay and lesbian soldiers. Using all available data from military, academic, non-governmental, and other sources, this report assesses the extent to which the lifting of the gay ban has affected the well-being and performance of the Australian military.

• Effects of the 1992 Lifting of Restrictions on Gay and Lesbian Service in the Canadian Forces: Appraising the Evidence
  April 1, 2000

  A new study of gays and lesbians in the Canadian military has found that after Canada’s 1992 decision to allow homosexuals to serve openly in its armed forces, no negative consequences occurred. The study, titled “Effects of the 1992 Lifting of Restrictions on Gay and Lesbian Service in the Canadian Forces; Appraising the Evidence”, was sponsored by the Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military at the University of California, Santa Barbara.