| dc.creator |
Margot Canaday |
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| dc.creator |
Aaron Belkin |
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| dc.date |
2011-08-01T00:00:00Z |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2015-07-20T20:08:38Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2015-07-20T20:08:38Z |
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| dc.identifier |
10.5787/38-2-87 |
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| dc.identifier |
2224-0020 |
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| dc.identifier |
https://doaj.org/article/a80a63fa795240baabbad2257f682dfb |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8368 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
https://doaj.org/article/a80a63fa795240baabbad2257f682dfb |
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| dc.description |
During the apartheid era, the South African military maintained a dual policy on<br />homosexuality – prohibited among members of the permanent force, homosexuality<br />was officially tolerated among conscripts. When the regime fell, the new<br />government committed itself to human rights considerations, and after the South<br />African Constitution adopted a provision of non-discrimination on the basis of<br />sexual orientation in 1996, the South African military followed suit. In 1998, the<br />South African National Defence Force (SANDF) implemented the Policy on Equal<br />Opportunity and Affirmative Action that declared that there would no longer be<br />discrimination against gays and lesbians. This article draws together military and<br />government documents, secondary research, press coverage and interviews with<br />individuals with knowledge on this topic to assess the effects of this policy change.<br />The evidence suggests that the integration of gay and lesbian personnel has not had a<br />negative impact on recruitment and retention, morale, unit cohesion or operational<br />effectiveness in the SANDF. |
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| dc.language |
English |
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| dc.publisher |
University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy) |
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| dc.relation |
http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/87 |
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| dc.relation |
https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020 |
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| dc.source |
Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 38, Iss 2 (2011) |
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| dc.subject |
Military Science |
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| dc.subject |
U |
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| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Military Science |
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| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Technology and Engineering |
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| dc.subject |
Military Science |
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| dc.subject |
U |
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| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Military Science |
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| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Technology and Engineering |
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| dc.subject |
Military Science |
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| dc.subject |
U |
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| dc.subject |
Military Science |
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| dc.subject |
U |
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| dc.subject |
Military Science |
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| dc.subject |
U |
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| dc.title |
ASSESSING THE INTEGRATION OF GAYS AND LESBIANS INTO THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE |
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| dc.type |
Article |
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