title: Military policies regarding homosexual behavior: an international survey.
abstract: The military attachés of 110 non-Communist embassies in Washington, DC, were surveyed from 1982-1984 regarding their countries' military policies about homosexuality. Of the 57 that responded, 37% reported policies excluding persons who engage in homosexual behavior from military service, 14% reported policies that accept homosexual and bisexual persons, and 49% reported having no policies about homosexual behavior. Cultural factors appear to be related to the military policies.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D003469:Culture; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000592:standards; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011592:Psychology, Military; D014481:United States