Earlier today, a local Web site erroneously advised active-duty servicemembers that the Pentagon had endorsed the wearing of military uniforms in this weekend’s San Diego Pride Parade. Later, that same Web site attempted to disambiguate its advisement to servicemembers with a warning that an unnamed, high-ranking officer had forbade the wearing of Navy uniforms at Pride….
(CNN) — Congress has been trapped in gridlock for much of President Obama’s term. Politics seem to consistently trump bipartisan civil discourse. I’d like to offer Congress an example that might inspire them to move beyond politics. My institution, this past semester, confronted an emotionally charged controversy with respect and civility. We forged a solution,…
Seniors view with wonder the Gay America of today: schools with gay/lesbian clubs; mainstream businesses that openly court us; books which once got you arrested are everywhere; marriage and military service are now possible. Proud to be an American? You bet. Sad to say, things are still not perfect and bigots, like the poor, will…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Army Veteran and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) Executive Director Aubrey Sarvis today applauded the introduction of HR 6046, the Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2012 (MSET) that would change the definition of “spouse” in four areas of U.S. Code related to recognition, support, and benefits for married service members and veterans….
The Department of Defense hosted its first ever Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month Event Tuesday where keynote speaker Jeh Johnson, Department of Defense general counsel, addressed the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ including a panel discussion titled, “The value of open service and diversity.” The address was preceded by a video…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Less than a year after the repeal of the law regarding homosexuals serving openly in the U.S. military, the Pentagon will host a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month event on Tuesday. The Defense Department’s top lawyer, Jeh Johnson, will be the keynote speaker. His address will be followed by a…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) have announced that retired Staff Sgt. Eric Alva will be a special guest at the first HRC San Diego dinner. Alva was the first Marine seriously injured in the Iraq War. He lost his right leg from a land mine, March 21, 2003. After 13 years of military service, Alva…
WASHINGTON, June 15 – Today OutServe, the association of actively-serving LGBT U.S. military personnel and one of the largest LGBT employee resource groups in the world, praised Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s LGBT Pride message. The Secretary issued a video message to all Defense Department employees commemorating June as LGBT Pride Month, and recognizing gay…
I recently listened to a trans activist talk around a table about the work of his trans-specific service organization. The organization provided antidiscrimination training that complied with a particular government mandated sexual orientation and gender identity training requirement for a particular service sector. There were no broader LGBT organizations in the immediate area providing that…
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and Sen. John McCain both made appearances in San Diego, Memorial Day. 10 News reported that they attended a tribute at the Veterans Museum. Speaking at the event, Romney warned of threats from around the world and said that to follow the course of Europe and shrink the military to…
