Do Ask, Do Tell : A Gay Conservative Lashes Back: Individualism, Identity, Personal Rights Responsibility & Community in a Libertarian Third Millennium

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Summary: A Tough-Love Look at Our Myths and Values
Review: This is a richly detailed personal history of an unconventional and highly individuated life that is filled with enthusiasm for living, and deep in its idealization and love for the best in humanity. As a framework, the author presents the story of his coming to grips with his homosexuality during the Vietnam era (he went out of his way to enlist in the Army during this time), and the enduring access to truth seeking and moral courage that came from choosing this difficult path. All of this is skillfully woven within a critique-cum-psychological-analysis of American society (1960-present) that is warm, accurate, original, and often disturbingly funny. We learn from many of his better than sit-com stories that: "When there was fighting to be done, the military didn't have time for the foolishness of gay discharges." Throughout, Boushka raises the banner of personal responsibility, and he keeps his audience on target with questions that are too hot to handle for most of us. You can disturb some of your time-honored values by reading this book.