Serving in Silence? Australian LGBT servicemen and women

Most people have heard of the United States’ infamous “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, yet few know about Australia’s own history of LGBT military service. In Serving in Silence? lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender servicemen and women share their personal stories for the first time. The book explores the emotional stress they experienced hiding their sexuality or gender identity under official bans, as well as the challenges facing those who have served openly in the last 25 years.
 

Noah Riseman is co-author of Defending Country: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Military Service since 1945 and author of Defending Whose Country? Indigenous Soldiers in the Pacific War. Shirleene Robinson's recent publication is Gay and Lesbian, Then and Now: Stories from a Social Revolution. Dr Graham Willett is the author of Living Out Loud, a history of the Australian lesbian and gay movement since 1969.