July, 2012
Weekly News Roll-Up July 23 – 30
Chaplain quits Southern Baptists, Gay Marriage an supporter named San Francisco Archbishop, Democrats adopt gay marriage platform, DADT photographer finally able to shoot faces [...]
Sending Mountain Lion to Basic Training
"So, how do we whip this bad boy into shape? This ain't a summer camp where you get to play capture the flag and then roast s'mores at night. This is the military. We are at [...]
Oh, So THAT’s “Religious Freedom?”
Over the past several years, right-wing so-called Christian groups like Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, Alliance Defending Freedom, and Family Research Council have been warning us that the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” represented a [...]
Social Experiment or Constitutional Mandate?
The harsh and insensitive rhetoric trivializes the lives and families of America’s service members, and tramples on their First Amendment rights. The elite alliance of retired chaplains and denominational endorsers have lobbied relentlessly to violate “free [...]
Seeking a Combined OS-SLDN Executive Director
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) and OutServe today announced the search process for an Executive Director, who will lead the new OutServe-SLDN, upon completion of the combination of the two organizations. The search for an executive [...]
Pentagon Pride Event Something to Be Proud Of
By Jeffry Priela There needs to be a counterpoint to the the editorial about the Pentagon Pride event that expresses disappointment in the event celebrating the contributions of LGBT employees of the Defense Department. Not everyone [...]
Pentagon Pride: Reflections from a Trans Vet
By Brynn Tannehill As a transgender veteran who is involved with OutServe and SLDN, the anniversary of the end of DADT is a bittersweet occasion. It represents progress, and hope for the future of other transgender [...]
New Issue of OutServe Magazine!
We marched in uniform in San Diego and participated in other Pride celebrations around the world. Our Secretary of Defense and Commander in Chief both thanked us for our service in the context of LGBT Pride [...]
Reclaiming Our Pride
"I long for the day that we amalgamate as a LGBT community, refocus our efforts, and engage in meaningful, productive activism that will turn the “hope” Harvey Milk worked so hard far into a reality: unequivocal [...]
Uniform Wear at Events
This year, our country celebrated LGBT Pride season for the first time since the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) repeal was implemented. It was the first chance for service members to march in uniform at a [...]
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Truly Trans? A Call for Unity
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Truly Trans? A Call for Unity
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Truly Trans? A Call for Unity
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Truly Trans? A Call for Unity
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