Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America

Name: Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America
ISBN: 9780312373481

by Nathaniel Frank

Stonewall Book · 2010 · Winner

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Thomas Dunne BooksApril 14, 2009History NonfictionISBN 9780312373481

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Stonewall Book Award	2010	Winner	“Nonfiction winner”

About This Book

Nathaniel Frank's investigation into the military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy argues that banning openly gay service members weakens the armed forces and draws on historical and social science evidence to make the case for repeal. Winner of the Stonewall Book Award for Nonfiction.

About the Author

Nathaniel FrankAmerican

Nathaniel Frank is an American author, historian, and science writer specializing in LGBTQ issues and public health, best known for his books Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America (winner of the Stonewall Book Award) and Awakening: How Gays and Lesbians Brought Marriage Equality to America. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he earned degrees from Northwestern University and Brown University (Ph.D. in History), directed Cornell's What We Know Project, and contributed to ending the "don't ask, don't tell" policy through research and expert testimony. Read more →