http://outservemag.org/2012/02/military-spouses-support-group-welcomes-same-sex-partner/ a publication of OutServe, the association of actively serving LGBT military personnel Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:08:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://outservemag.org/2012/02/military-spouses-support-group-welcomes-same-sex-partner/#comment-7199 Women’s News to Chew On: Link Love for Lunch « Young Women Misbehavin' Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:01:04 +0000 http://outservemag.org/?p=1682#comment-7199 [...] Military spouses’ support group to welcome same sex partners [OutServeMag] [...] [...] Military spouses’ support group to welcome same sex partners [OutServeMag] [...]

]]> http://outservemag.org/2012/02/military-spouses-support-group-welcomes-same-sex-partner/#comment-6976 AD Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:04:37 +0000 http://outservemag.org/?p=1682#comment-6976 Ariana- I'm glad to hear that you had a positive experience at what I suspect was a Yellow Ribbon event. These are 'purple' events that are intended to link families up with resources to family members (significant other included) during a deployment. Events are held before, during, and after deployment with different topics addressing each stage of the process. All travel associated costs are paid for by the military (at least the Army does) for ANYONE (two attendees per Service Member) that the service member so chooses to attend. I deployed prior to these events being held/repeal of DADT and my partner was effectively in the dark with no outlets to talk with anyone experiencing the same emotions and challenges while I was gone. This Congressionally mandated program perhaps didn’t allow for the inclusion of ‘significant others’ specifically to include the partners/husbands/wives of gays and lesbians deploying, but it is a wonderful benefit nonetheless. Thank you for your support to your deployed partner in service to our country. Ariana-
I’m glad to hear that you had a positive experience at what I suspect was a Yellow Ribbon event. These are ‘purple’ events that are intended to link families up with resources to family members (significant other included) during a deployment. Events are held before, during, and after deployment with different topics addressing each stage of the process. All travel associated costs are paid for by the military (at least the Army does) for ANYONE (two attendees per Service Member) that the service member so chooses to attend.
I deployed prior to these events being held/repeal of DADT and my partner was effectively in the dark with no outlets to talk with anyone experiencing the same emotions and challenges while I was gone.
This Congressionally mandated program perhaps didn’t allow for the inclusion of ‘significant others’ specifically to include the partners/husbands/wives of gays and lesbians deploying, but it is a wonderful benefit nonetheless.
Thank you for your support to your deployed partner in service to our country.

]]> http://outservemag.org/2012/02/military-spouses-support-group-welcomes-same-sex-partner/#comment-6938 William Field Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:18:46 +0000 http://outservemag.org/?p=1682#comment-6938 Those of us who are straight are tired of the pain we have caused. Thank you for speaking up, and thank you for spreading the welcome you got. Those of us who are straight are tired of the pain we have caused. Thank you for speaking up, and thank you for spreading the welcome you got.

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