Part two of Pacifica Radio's coverage of the United States Senate Armed Forces Committee's hearings concerning openly gay and lesbian servicemembers in the US military. Witnesses include Dr. David Segal, Dr. Judith Stiehm, Dr. Charles Moskos and Lieutenant General Calvin A.H. Waller (Ret.). Senators who speak include Sen. J. James Exon (D-NE), Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-SC), Sen. Sam Nunn (D-GA), Sen. John Warner (R-VA), Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Sen. William Cohen (R-ME), Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), and others. Sen. Kennedy asks why fewer gays and lesbians have been dismissed during combat times when unit cohesion in the military is most important. Sen. Levin asks Lt. Gen. Waller how he would feel if someone under his command came out of the closet.
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