{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Lesbian Bibliography","provider_url":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books","author_name":"NorthShore Noir Press","author_url":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/author\/lfw76books3429832\/","title":"Ask and Tell by Steve Estes","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6gjiiR2TyS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/ask-and-tell-by-steve-estes-2\/\">Ask and Tell by Steve Estes<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/ask-and-tell-by-steve-estes-2\/embed\/#?secret=6gjiiR2TyS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Ask and Tell by Steve Estes&#8221; &#8212; Lesbian Bibliography\" data-secret=\"6gjiiR2TyS\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AskandTellSteveEstes118808_f.jpg","thumbnail_width":262,"thumbnail_height":400,"description":"Don't Ask, Don't Tell' was President Clinton's 1993 policy on gay and lesbian soldiers, continuing a long silence about the service and sacrifice of homosexual troops. Drawing on more than 50 interviews with gay and lesbian veterans, Steve Estes recovers these voices and chronicles gay and lesbian service in the U.S. military from World War II to the Iraq War. He traces the evolution of military policy over 65 years, shows how silence about sexuality shaped veterans' identities, and argues that these men and women strengthened the military in war and peace. He also places challenges to the ban within the wider movement for gay rights and gay liberation."}