DO ASK, DO TELL

About the Book

This book is the fourth in my series of Do Ask, Do Tell books. I have always treated acting on sexual orientation (in appropriate private and consensual circumstances) as a matter of individual liberty. Now I must take up the issue of gender identity, which has attracted rapidly growing media attention, especially in the past ten years. I also take up the controversy over Internet age verification, which will affect the self-distribution of content soon. “Freedom of reach” for individualized content can also be influenced by personal social credibility, especially in a polarized political climate where individuals are prodded to join organizations in publicly taking sides about social justice or collective reputational interests.  Other recent issues, with which I have recent experience, include the integrity of elections and proper controls over illegal immigration.

About the Author

Bill Boushka was born in 1943 and raised as an only child in Arlington, Virginia. He became a good student and started playing piano at age eight. But he fell behind in physical and social development after childhood measles. He was expelled from college after saying that he was gay in late 1961. Nevertheless, he graduated from another school and earned an MA in mathematics, and he was drafted in 1968. When the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy emerged in 1993, he leveraged his own irony to become a writer and blogger while still earning a living in information technology until after September 11. He kept his independence as a content creator in formal retirement as the world became increasingly polarized.