This historiographical article examines the state of the field of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (lgbtq) history in the United States military. It examines the field’s foundations and legacies from women’s history and the history of gender and sexuality as well as three threads that run through the field: sexuality and gender; sexuality, state control and citizenship; and sexuality and lived experience. The essay also explores interdisciplinary and theoretical connections and suggests areas for future research. The article argues that uncovering, centring, and mainstreaming lgbtq history – that is queering military history – is central to the broader field of military history because it relates to questions of power and the organisation of sexuality and gender performance and identity.

这篇史学文章探讨了美国军队中女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别和酷儿 ( lgbtq ) 历史领域的状况。它从女性历史、性别和性行为的历史以及贯穿该领域的三个线索检查了该领域的基础和遗产：性行为和性别；性、国家控制和公民身份；性和生活经验。本文还探讨了跨学科和理论联系，并提出了未来研究的领域。文章认为，揭露、中心化和主流化lgbtq历史——也就是奇怪的军事历史——是更广泛的军事历史领域的核心，因为它涉及权力问题以及性和性别表现和身份的组织问题。