Troops marching in uniform to make history today at San Diego Pride Parade
by Ken Williams - SDGLN Editor in ChiefSAN DIEGO – Upwards of 200,000 spectators today will witness history in the making when hundreds of America’s active duty service members will be allowed for the...
View ArticleGOP platform cuts gay rights in military
by Paul Bedard - Washington Secrets blog at Washington ExaminerPresident Obama's expansion of gay rights in the military, including on-base same sex marriage and wearing uniforms in gay pride parades,...
View ArticleNew study on DADT repeal: Openly gay service has worked
by Aaron Belkin - Huffpost Gay Voices blogger(Editor's note: Aaron Belkin is a blogger at Huffington Post Gay Voices, a media partner of SDGLN, and author of "How We Won: Progressive Lessons From The...
View ArticleCommentary: How DOMA affects my Navy family
by Jonathan Holmes - American Military Partner Association member(Editor's note: Jonathan Holmes is a member of the American Military Partner Association, the nation’s resource and support network for...
View ArticleVIDEO: End of DADT was not the end of discrimination in the military
by Alexander Nicholson - via Huffpost Gay VoicesIt has been a full year since the official end of "don't ask, don't tell" (DADT), and all the catastrophic predictions of those opposed to honest service...
View ArticleSmooth transition, unfinished business mark first anniversary of "Don’t Ask,...
by LGBTQ Nation Staff ReportsWASHINGTON — Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) and OutServe, the association of actively serving LGBT military personnel, on Thursday applauded and celebrated the...
View ArticleHRC calls on Defense Secretary to extend benefits to gay and lesbian troops...
by SDGLN StaffWASHINGTON -- As part of the Human Rights Campaign’s ongoing effort to achieve full equality for gay and lesbian service members and their families, HRC is, in addition to calling on...
View ArticleLt. Dan Choi on trial
by Margaret Cho - Huffpost Gay Voices bloggerWhen Lt. Dan Choi finishes up with his trial, which will take place on Thursday, March 28, in Washington, D.C., he and I are headed to Jeju Island, South...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: Not cool, Secretary Hagel, not cool
by Allyson D. Robinson - Executive Director, OutServe-SLDNVia SDGLN media partner Huffpost Gay VoicesI recognize that there are big items on the agenda for our Department of Defense and specifically,...
View ArticleTrans leader leaving OutServe-SLDN on Friday
by SDGLN StaffWASHINGTON -- Friday will be the final day for Allyson Robinson as executive director of OutServe-SLDN.Robinson said she would leave the scandal-ridden organization on July 12 in a...
View ArticleOutServe-SLDN closes headquarters, reveals organization is bankrupt
by John Aravosis - Americablog.comApril Heinze, the chair of the board of directors of the lead “gays in the military” organization, OutServe-SLDN, revealed last night that the organization is...
View ArticleMilitary same-gender spouses eligible for benefits today
by SDGLN StaffTexas military forces refuse to follow the lawWASHINGTON – The same-gender spouses of military service members become eligible today to receive a range of federal benefits, thanks to a...
View ArticleThe battles that remain for LGBT equality in the military
by SDGLN StaffWASHINGTON — Today, on the two-year anniversary of the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT), the discriminatory policy that prevented LGBT service members from serving openly, the...
View ArticleDid being gay sink this Navy officer's career?
by Sam Fellman - Navy TimesHe’s his ship’s go-to lieutenant. When it entered the locks of the Panama Canal on its maiden voyage last November, he was the officer of the deck. At the ship’s...
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"Gays In The Military" book documents DADT impact and repeal
by Curtis M. Young - HuffPost Gay VoicesDocumentary photographer Vincent Cianni offers a stark and stunning look at gay and lesbian service members in his forthcoming book, Gays in the Military....
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