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we can expect military narratives to become something of a staple at LGBTQ film festivals in the years to come.
Even after DOMA, transgender servicemembers are still prohibited from serving openly — but the ban could soon come to an end.
With the downfall of DOMA, many out gay soldiers are wondering what that means for military benefits. We break it down.
Washington DC’s Congressional Cemetery may have a new addition honoring LGBTI veterans if the National LGBT Veteran’s Memorial Project succeeds in their efforts.
The Department of Defense joined with the nation in celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Observance Month in June 2014. The DoD recognized LGBT service members and civilians for their dedicated service to our country. Locally, a Pride celebration was held at Buckley Air Force Base on June 27. Several service members spoke about their experiences and those of their family members. Out Front, One Colorado, and American Veterans for Equal Rights participated in the event.
Buckley Air Force held a Pride 5K and created an LGBT diversity video to celebrate 2014’s Pride Month
“I still, to this day, just can’t wrap my head around the thought process of…
Chapters from all over the country of the American Veterans for Equal Rights will gather in Denver the weekend of Sept. 20 to evaluate LGBT rights and shortfalls for military members.
Open service has a special significance for the U.S. Military’s first post-Don’t Ask Don’t Tell generation – and two out cadets at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs are turning their own past struggles with coming out and current place in military history into a charge to move the banner forward.
They’re co-presidents of the AFA’s first officially-recognized extracurricular LGBT club – Spectrum – which was sanctioned in May 2012 and seeks to forge an infrastructure of support for gay, lesbian, bi and questioning cadets and their allies.
This month marks the one-year anniversary of the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. DAD was first signed into law by President Clinton in 1993. The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network estimated that over the period of 18 years, 14,500 military personnel were discharged because of their sexual orientation. The SLDN also reported the Pentagon spent more than $363 million dollars implementing DADT.
