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...separation of male and female facilities throughout both the civilian and military worlds is widely practiced and widely accepted. Though it is difficult to say exactly why such separation is customary, a central reason is the element of sexual tension. That same element of exists between men if some are gay, especially if they are open about their orientation...
Even if the ban is lifted, homosexuals are still likely to practice self- censorship to protect their careers. Civilian work settings, where many if not most gays still keep quiet about their sexual orientation, offer an apt model. "Hundreds of corporations have policies that protect gay men and lesbians against discrimination," says Jay Lucas, a Philadelphia employment consultant. "But that doesn't mean the culture has changed." John, a Navy petty officer in San Diego, sounds a common refrain. To come out of the closet, he says, "would be professional suicide because your superiors will find ways not to promote...
Homosexuals who try to maintain a relationship proceed with utmost caution. Bill, a Navy medical corpsman, has a civilian lover. When they are together in Bill's apartment complex, which is populated by a lot of Navy personnel, they are careful not to touch or exchange intimate glances. Bill is a veteran of the double life. He visits straight bars with his straight friends, "dates" a lesbian friend, and once hired a prostitute while in port in the Philippines. "I just took her to my hotel, and we talked," he says...
...King seemed so at odds with a highly publicized home video that the city exploded in protest. This time, as pretrial maneuvering ended for the long-awaited civil rights version of the same case, scheduled to begin this week, federal attorneys have tightened their arguments. The prosecution will call civilian eyewitnesses, who have told a grand jury that King did not attack his tormentors, as well as an L.A.P.D. use-of-force expert who testified that the kicks and blows to King were violations of department policy. A transcript has surfaced quoting police- and fire-department dispatchers as they sarcastically...
...after two years on the dole. "But it's the President's preference that matters," he says, "and I'm for it, despite the fact that by 1996 you might have to put 1.5 million people into public-sector jobs, a number that is almost half the current federal civilian work force." Clinton's plan will generate fierce opposition from the public-employee unions that routinely fund Democratic campaigns, but Moynihan appears unfazed. "It's in the President's own political interest to get this on track," he says, "and if the Administration doesn't push it, well I hope...