Ch. 1. Should gays be permitted to serve openly in the US military? Gays in the military should not have to live in fear / Michelle Benecke -- The ban on gays serving openly in the military is costly for taxpayers / United Press International -- Sexual orientation is irrelevant to job effectiveness / American Psychoanalytic Association -- "Don't Ask Don't Tell" does not work / Roger McShane -- Gay rights should not take precedence over service members' privacy / Paul Benedict -- Open service for gays promotes gay rights, not military strength / Bill Murchison -- Repealing "Don't Ask Don't Tell" will disregard some military members' religious beliefs / Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission -- Now is not the time to end "Don't Ask Don't Tell" / William Kristol -- Ch. 2. Will repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" harm the US military? The presence of openly gay men in the military will disrupt unit cohesion and morale / Brian Jones -- Combat troops will be weakened by the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" / Elaine Donnelly -- A gay agenda for the US military does not advance the Armed Forces' mission / Tony Perkins -- Research shows that openly gay service does not reduce military cohesion / Nathaniel Frank -- The Pentagon concludes that repealing DADT poses a low risk to military effectiveness / Carter F. Ham and Jeh Charles Johnson -- Foreign militaries report no harm to unit cohesion or morale when gays serve openly / Steve Chapman -- Gays are already serving honorably in the US military without causing harm / Alan M. Steinman -- Ch. 3. Do members of the military support ending "Don't Ask Don't Tell"? What service members think about ending "Don't Ask Don't Tell" / The Week -- Most troops are amenable to repealing "Don't Ask Don't Tell" / Michael Sheridan and Richard Sisk -- The defense secretary and Joint Chiefs chairman support repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" / Kerry Eleveld -- Veterans and military families support ending "Don't Ask Don't Tell" / Todd Stenhouse -- A majority of service members are against a gay agenda in the military / Elaine Donnelly -- US Marines overwhelmingly oppose the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" / Mark Walker -- The chiefs of the Armed Forces oppose repealing "Don't Ask Don't Tell" / John McCormack -- Ch. 4. What will be the impact of gays serving openly in the US military? Gays in the military must remain closeted until repeal takes effect / David Wood -- The logistics of integrating openly gay service members will not be easy / Rod Powers -- Gay military members would still be dismissed for sexual misconduct / Bill Keith -- Gay service members' rights are not yet equal / Ed O'Keefe -- Partners of gay service members will not receive spouse benefits / Bryant Jordan -- The repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" may aid other gay rights efforts / Ben Adler.