List of works
Book chapter
Camouflaged: Tackling the Invisibility of LGBTQ plus Veterans When Accessing Care
Published 01/01/2022
Queering Criminology in Theory and Praxis: Reimagining Justice in the Criminal Legal System and Beyond, 263 - 274
There is an extensive history of LGBTQ+ invisibility in the United States military. For instance, although official regulations banning the enlistment of sexual minorities such as lesbian, gay, and bisexual people can be traced back to the 1920s (Bérubé, 2010), the more recent (and notorious) ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ (DADT) policy was implemented in 1993 and later repealed in 2011 (Kerrigan, 2012; Proctor & Krusen, 2017). While the DADT policy prohibited the military from directly asking a service member about their sexual orientation, service personnel were still able to be discharged if their sexual orientation became known through credible information...