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OutServe Storms Vegas

OutServe Storms Vegas

For the first time ever in a professional group setting, out, serving, gay and lesbian service members gathered for the historic 2011 Armed Forces Leadership Summit October 13 – 16 in Las Vegas. [...]

Repeal Watch: What’s Next?

Repeal Watch: What’s Next?

Now that the era of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) has ended, we're all closing up shop and going home, right? [...]

Chapter of the Year: OSHi

Chapter of the Year: OSHi

...the memorial highway had been our biggest project, and finally meeting Cpl. Andrew Wilfahrt’s parents struck a chord deep in my soul... [...]

Let’s Go! San Diego’s Hillcrest

Let’s Go! San Diego’s Hillcrest

Introducing OSMag's new travel section: Let's Go! Hillcrest: San Diego's premier gayborhood [...]

101 Faces of Courage

101 Faces of Courage

We serve in every country, in every conflict, and in every career field. We serve because we are committed to our country. We serve to protect those we love. We serve because we are dedicated to [...]

Proud to Serve: A Photo Essay & Multi-Media Exhibit by Jo Ann Santangelo

Proud to Serve: A Photo Essay & Multi-Media Exhibit by Jo Ann Santangelo

Proud to Serve is a portrait essay and multimedia piece featuring lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) American service members who served their country in silence or were discharged under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law. [...]

Courage: An Intelligence Officer Finds Courage – In a Ring

Courage: An Intelligence Officer Finds Courage – In a Ring

I could feel the sweat starting to pour down the nape of my back. The room, which a moment earlier was fairly cool, became almost stiflingly hot. SSgt H bored into me with her eyes... [...]

OutServe Hosts First Armed Forces Leadership Summit

OutServe Hosts First Armed Forces Leadership Summit

On October 13, 2011, OutServe, the largest network of actively serving LGBT military personnel, will be kicking off its first annual Armed Forces Leadership Summit at the New York New York Hotel and Casino. Read more... [...]

A Reason To Live

A Reason To Live

She kept saying ‘okay, okay, okay, okay,’ as if she could somehow talk herself into accepting the complete destruction of the world she knew by wishing everything to be okay. But it wasn’t okay. [...]

Equal Opportunity – The Bench: You’re the Judge

Equal Opportunity – The Bench: You’re the Judge

...most people do not realize the main purpose of Military Equal Opportunity is to evaluate discrimination at an institutional level, not at a unit-level. MEO tracks recruitment, retention, and promotion rates of protected classes across all [...]

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