: ' a year after dadt'

A Year After DADT: In Mixed Company

A Year After DADT: In Mixed Company

Now, all you really hear is, "It's a different Air Force" or "We live in a different military now," if someone does anything "gay." [...]

A Year After DADT: Still In The Closet

A Year After DADT: Still In The Closet

A few of my comrades are aware of my sexual orientation, but I am still very much in the closet. I envy the people who bring their partner to the dining out, or a formal event, [...]

A Year After DADT: Transgender & Transformation

A Year After DADT: Transgender & Transformation

Over the past year, as many of my brothers and sisters in arms have been coming out, so have I. Like them, most of the reactions have been neutral to positive. [...]

A Year After DADT: Becoming A Target

A Year After DADT: Becoming A Target

I wish I could tell you that my post-DADT experiences were a series of back-to-back positive accounts filled with accolades and attaboys. I wish I could tell you that, but I can’t. This is my [...]

A Year After DADT: One Soldier “Tells” Another

A Year After DADT: One Soldier “Tells” Another

"Although I’m out, I am constantly told I don’t come off as gay (to which I usually apologize for not conforming to that persons stereotypes - comically of course). At work, it has always been about [...]