The National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Veteran’s Memorial Project has published the final design for its three-panel memorial to honor LGBT veterans. The memorial would be placed at the Congressional Cemetery.
According to the Project’s Web site the Project’s mission is, ” … to raise funds and construct an LGBT Veterans Memorial in our nations capital. The funds raised in support of this project will be used to build a memorial at Historic Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC. This memorial will be a visible and lasting testament to the contribution gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, and transgender service members have made to the security of the United States.”
The board of directors for the memorial has posted details of eligibility for memorialization stating, ‘ … that those separated from a period of service with an honorable or general discharge are eligible for memorialization on the Memorial Garden site. We believe that the Memorial Garden should be a place of honor and since we are not in a position to review discharge documents, we are not qualified to determine eligibility for those with a discharge of less than honorable conditions.”
For more information and to donate to the memorial visit nlgbtvm.org
