On this day in 1993, Newsweek Senior Writer David Gelman explores "Homoeroticism in the Ranks" and finds, "Many GIs recognized homosexual leanings for the first time in the all-male surroundings. ... There is, in fact, an undercurrent of homoerotic tension in the shared latrines, shower rooms, and sleeping quarters of barracks life. ... The military exalts masculinity in ways that are frankly or implicitly sexual. A form-fitting dress uniform can make a leatherneck look like a peacock."