Scholar: About 66,000 gays are in military
Otis Willie PIO The American War Library
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/01/military_gays_inservice_012710w/
{EXCERPT} , By Brendan McGarry - Staff writer Posted : Wednesday Jan 27, 2010 13:04:58 EST
About 66,000 gay men and women are serving in the military, comprising 2.2 percent of the total force, according to a new study by demographer Gary Gates.
The number of gay, lesbian and bisexual service members represents a slight increase from the author�s 2004 estimates. At the time, Gates analyzed data from the 2000 U.S. Census to estimate that 65,000 gay men and women served in uniform.
The new study largely replicates statistical methods used in 2004, but with new data and assumptions about the prevalence of homosexuality in the general pop
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