OutServe Magazine Praises Memoir of Transgender Navy SEAL

This past weekend, Kristin Beck (formerly Chris Beck) released a memoir entitled Warrior Princess: A U.S. Navy SEAL’s Journey to Coming Out as Transgender. Beck was a member of the decorated SEAL Team 6, served 20 years in the Navy, and began her transition in 2011. The book is a riveting account of both her experience in the military and her process as coming out as transgender.

Read More

Service Women Storm Capitol Hill

Last month, the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN), an advocacy organization for female service members and veterans, held its second annual Truth and Justice Summit in Washington, D.C. The event brought together over 100 advocates, supporters, and sexual assault survivors to advocate for an end to sexual violence in the military. OutServe-SLDN was a proud organizational partner to the summit. Read More

From the Board: Shaping the Military Perspective on DOMA

If we are to honor the service of all our military families and maintain the finest fighting force this world has ever known, DOMA must be repealed.Read More

Military Reverses Course on HIV+ People Serving Overseas

Navy Releases Major Updates to Service Member HIV Policy

By Katie Miller

This past year, the United States hosted the 19th International AIDS Conference for the first time since 1990. Read More

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 Pride parade, yet overwhelmingly, military personnel did not seize the opportunity, with the exception of San Diego.Read More

Out of Step

Memoir of a Discharged Navy WAVE

By Katie Miller

“Out of Step” is the memoir of J. Lee Watton, a young woman from New Jersey enlisting in the Navy in 1965. Trained as a WAVE (an acronym for Women Accepted … Read More

The New DADT: The Military’s Ban on Transgender Service

“Though OutServe boasts an impressive 51 regional chapters, a handful of chapters remain hidden from the public eye…for many of these service members, my interview was the first opportunity for them to share their experiences publicly.”Read More

Kate Clinton: An Interview with ‘Lady HAHA’

Miller: So what have you been up to these days? Clinton: Well, last night I attended a dinner for the National Center for Lesbian Rights. They do such great work, and since it was the night the … Read More

Equal Opportunity – The Bench: You’re the Judge

Gays, EO, and the Protected Class Status: It’s not about the Unit-Level

In the midst of the DADT repeal implementation training, I am certain that many of you have noticed that gays and lesbians will not be receiving “protected class” status and therefore will not fall under the responsibility of the Equal Opportunity Department. Read More