Milary Healthre Provirs' Knowledge and Comfort Regardg the Medil Care of Active Duty Lbian, Gay, and Bisexual Patients | LGBT Health

Contents:

• GAY MENTAL HEALTHRE PROVIRS AND PATIENTS THE MILARY
• I'M A GAY ARMY OFFICER—QUEER TROOPS MT FIGHT BACK
• ARMY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY GENERAL RETIR AFTER SPIRG OTHERS
• MILARY HEALTHRE PROVIRS' KNOWLEDGE AND COMFORT REGARDG THE MEDIL CARE OF ACTIVE DUTY LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL PATIENTS
• GAYS SEEKG ARY EXEMPTN TURKEY NO LONGER NEED TO PROVI VISUAL PROOF OF THEIR HOMOSEXUALY
• THE NAZI DOCTOR WHO EXPERIMENTED ON GAY PEOPLE – AND BRA HELPED TO PE JTICE
• I WAS GAY THE BRISH ARMY WHEN WAS ILLEGAL. IT DROVE ME TO DRK AND AN ATTEMPT ON MY OWN LIFE

GAY MENTAL HEALTHRE PROVIRS AND PATIENTS THE MILARY

Ary the past , stris are still beg ma to improve acceptance, tegratn and health for gay and transgenr service members.

I'M A GAY ARMY OFFICER—QUEER TROOPS MT FIGHT BACK

Today, gay and transgenr ary service members enjoy far more rights than they did even five years ago—but the fight ntu to crease visibily and acceptance for this group the armed forc. Department of Defense (DoD) releas a policy statg that “homosexualy is patible wh ary service.

1988: The rults of a jot report nducted by the DoD and the Defense Personnel Secury Rearch Edutn Center rerce the fdgs of a 1957 report claimg that gay and lbian dividuals enlisted the armed forc pose no signifint risk to secury (which had prevly been the ratnale for barrg gay dividuals om enlistg the ary). 1993: Print Bill Clton signs the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, barrg openly gay and lbian Amerin cizens om ary service—while prohibg harassment of all “closeted” ary service members. 2015: Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announc that the Milary Equal Opportuny policy has been modified to clu gay and lbian service members.

2016: The Senate nfirms Eric Fanng as secretary of the Army, makg him the first openly gay secretary of a U. Inclus personal experienc om profsnals who have enuntered rights issu among gay ary service men and women.

ARMY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY GENERAL RETIR AFTER SPIRG OTHERS

The only text to offer clil pearls and guil for treatg patients stgglg wh the issue of gay rights the ary.

MILARY HEALTHRE PROVIRS' KNOWLEDGE AND COMFORT REGARDG THE MEDIL CARE OF ACTIVE DUTY LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL PATIENTS

Exam the issu of mental healthre among gay ary personnel the ntext of other psychologil trmas.

This volume tells the history of homosexualy the Uned Stat ary begng 1986, when the issue first me to the foreont of social nscns.

GAYS SEEKG ARY EXEMPTN TURKEY NO LONGER NEED TO PROVI VISUAL PROOF OF THEIR HOMOSEXUALY

Each chapter is wrten through the ey of gay mental healthre provirs, verg how to steadily adapt and learn to treat veterans stgglg wh the trmas associated wh the stigma of homosexualy service.

THE NAZI DOCTOR WHO EXPERIMENTED ON GAY PEOPLE – AND BRA HELPED TO PE JTICE

Unlike any other profsnal book, this text clus the personal stori of gay ary mental healthre provirs, as well as gay civilian clicians who have worked wh the ary populatn var segments history.

DADTTransgenr reMental health and boundariExperienc of gay ary psychiatristsHistory of homosexualy the US ary.

I WAS GAY THE BRISH ARMY WHEN WAS ILLEGAL. IT DROVE ME TO DRK AND AN ATTEMPT ON MY OWN LIFE

Sce 2011, openly gay, lbian and bisexual men and women have been permted to serve the ary. It wasn’t until 1982 that the ary enacted a policy explicly banng gay men and lbians om their ranks. And the early 1940s, was classified as a mental illns, disqualifyg gay men and lbians om service.

Eighteen years later, Congrs repealed the policy, allowg openly gay, lbian and bisexual people to serve the ary.