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Mission Possible - by C Dixon Osburn (Paperback)

Mission Possible - by  C Dixon Osburn (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Under "Don't ask, don't tell," the Pentagon discharged 2-4 service members every day for being gay. Some were subjects of witch hunts. Others faced criminal charges. Many endured harassment, assault and threats. <em>Mission Possible </em>takes readers behind the scenes as Servicemembers Legal Defense Network lawyers repeatedly rushed to the aid of LGBT clients and demanded justice from commanders and Congress. </p><p> </p><p>Repealing the ban on open service by lesbian, gay and bisexual service members was a stunning reversal of a law enacted just 17 years prior. It remains the most significant pro-lesbian, gay, bisexual legislation Congress has passed. How did it happen? </p><p> </p><p>C. Dixon Osburn's <em>Mission Possible</em> describes the strategy that he and Michelle Benecke, co-founders of SLDN devised to overcome impossible odds. It's a story about the politics of fear and the consequences of a government that tries to muzzle its citizens. It is also a searing, heartbreaking, and ultimately triumphant story of the power of coming out, building a movement, and political savvy. <em>Mission Possible</em> shows that overcoming the odds is both possible and essential. </p>

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