Active duty United States Airman Logan Ireland and his fiancée, U.S. Soldier Laila Villanueva came out publicly today as being transgender in an exclusive New York Times Op-Doc,Transgender, at War and in Love. The Op-Doc, produced by Fiona Dawson, creator of “TransMilitary,” a platform for transgender service members, profiles the transgender airman, who recently completed…
SAN DIEGO – For the third year in a row, San Diego LGBT Pride is inviting active duty and veteran servicemembers to participate in a special military contingent leading the 39th annual Pride parade Saturday, July 13 at 11 a.m. San Diego Pride made in history in 2011 by hosting the first active duty military…
For most people, an invitation to sing the national anthem at a San Diego Padres baseball game would be the thrill of a lifetime. Not so for Bobby Thompson. In 2007, with retirement from the U.S. Navy just a few years away, singing publicly with the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus meant he could be…
This week’s article is written by Rev. Houston Burnside Jr. He writes a powerful message of life before and after an “operation gone bad” that left him in a wheelchair. Let his story encourage you – no matter what you may be facing in your life. “Throughout our lives we confront circumstances that seem to…
ARLINGTON, Va. – Army Brigadier General Tammy Smith has become the first openly gay flag officer to come out while currently serving in the U.S. military. She was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in a private ceremony which took place Aug. 10 at the Women’s Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. Brig. Gen. Smith…
