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Gays in the Military: Photographs and Interviews by Vincent Cianni

by Vincent Cianni

Portraits and testimony from gay and lesbian service members

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Portraits and testimony from gay and lesbian service members

Combining documentary photographs with interviews, Vincent Cianni records the experiences of men and women who served in the U.S. military while concealing their sexual identities. The book centers personal testimony alongside portraiture, placing individual accounts within a broader history of exclusion and struggle. Its photographic format gives equal weight to visible presence and spoken memory, creating a document of military service shaped by secrecy, identity, and the changing conditions faced by gay and lesbian personnel.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in documentary photography and portraiture
  • Those exploring LGBTQ+ history in the United States
  • Readers seeking firsthand accounts of military service

Themes

LGBTQ+ military historySecrecy and identityDocumentary portraiturePersonal testimonyMemory and visibility

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Book overview

Vincent Cianni adds to the historical record of the struggles of gays and lesbians in the US military. Gays In The Military: Photographs And Interviews reveals stories of men and women who served in silence in this "apt coda to an experience marked by an evolution from darkness into light."--The New York Times

Documentary photographer Vincent Cianni graduated from Penn State university, the Maryland Institute College of Art, and SUNY New Paltz. He teaches photography at Parsons The New School of Design, NYC. He currently lives in Newburgh, NY. Cianni's documentary work explores community and memory, the human condition, and the use of image and text. His photographs have been exhibited at Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Philadelphia Museum of Art; The Nasher Museum, Photographers' Gallery, London; the 7th International Photography Festival in Mannheim; and the George Eastman House. A major survey of his work was exhibited at the Museum of the City of New York in 2006.

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