The President's Pleasant Surprise
How LGBT Advocates Ended Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3607852 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nathaniel Frank (0000-0003-4927-9201, New York Law School, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 159-213 |
| Publication date | 2013-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00918369.2013.744666 |
| PMID | 23414268 |
| OpenAlex | W2075608906 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 3 |
This study assesses the role of LGBT advocates in repealing the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy in the U.S. Congress. It draws on the author's direct involvement with that effort as well as personal interviews and media evidence to consider the contributions of the Obama Administration, members of Congress, the media, and individuals and pressure groups in the repeal process. It argues that repeal succeeded not because of the effective implementation of a White House plan but because the pressure of LGBT advocates ultimately shattered several key obstacles including inadequate messaging and dysfunction and inertia among both politicians and interest groups in Washington. The article offers insight into the role of public pressure in forwarding social change
Administration (probate law · Gay rights · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Repeal · Social pressure · Sociology · Surprise · White (mutation · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.45 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |