The White House will honor the Military Acceptance Project Thursday for their work in the LGBT and military communities. The ceremony is part of their Champions of Change Program that highlights individuals and organizations doing extraordinary things. The event will be streamed live at www.whitehouse.gov/live with opening remarks from a senior White House official at…
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 Black Storytellers of San Diego (BSSD) present The Things They Carried, a closing ceremony honoring veterans featuring master storytellers Victoria Burnett and Mitch “Gran’ daddy Junebug” Capel Tuesday, June 26 6 p.m. at the USS Midway museum, 910 N. Harbor Drive in San Diego. BSSD is a 501c3 organization and its mission is to…
After making history last year with the first active-duty military contingent in a Pride parade in the U.S., San Diego LGBT Pride is organizing an even bigger contingent for this year’s Pride event. The theme for this first post-DADT Pride is America’s Pride and it will be held July 20-22. San Diego Pride stated on…
There are many different types of home loans that are available to you as a buyer. In fact, banks and other lending institutions have dozens of different loan programs that you can choose from when you are purchasing a property or refinancing one. It is not possible to cover all of them in this article,…
WASHINGTON – Three senators say the Pentagon is putting too much red tape in front of veterans who want the word “homosexual” removed from their discharges when they were kicked out under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Web site The Hill reports that Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Mark Udall (D-Colo.) have sent…
The Obama Justice Department announced Friday the Administration would no longer defend a section of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which prohibits lesbian, gay and bisexual military service members and veterans from extending benefits associated with marriage to their same-sex spouses. Attorney General Eric Holder addressed Congressional leaders in a letter which determined that…
I served in the U.S. Navy between 1980 and 2000, and am now a military retiree. At fourteen I figured out I was a transsexual, but I talked myself into believing I was just a crossdresser – so even though I knew I was trans when I entered the service, I didn’t identify myself then…
Fresh from a National Championship won in October, the San Diego American Flag Football League (SDAFFL) kicks off its eighth season with the promise of an even bigger and better season and another run for the national title. Preseason activities start Saturday, Jan. 21, with the rookie clinic. The rookie clinic is a chance for…
The dedication of the Benjamin F. Dillingham III and Bridget Wilson LGBT Veterans Wall of Honor will be held at The Center Thursday, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. The brief dedication ceremony will be followed by a catered reception in the company of veterans, active duty servicemembers, LGBT civic leaders, elected friends and community members….
