Abuses of the EroticEvents ranging from sexual abuse at Abu Ghraib to the end of Dont Ask, Dont Tell hint that important issues surrounding gender and sexuality remain at the core of political and cultural problems. Nonetheless, intersectional analyses of militarism that account for questions of race, class, and gender remain exceedingly rare. Abuses of the Erotic fills this gap by offering a comprehensive picture of how military values have permeated the civilian