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Gay veterans still seek honorary discharges after being booted from the military under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
Many LGBTQ+ veterans have been denied key benefits received by those who are honorably discharged.
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Pentagon report says fears about gays in the military were vastly overblown
Ten years after gay and bi people were allowed to serve openly, military leaders there has been no effect on military readiness.
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Hagel could have ended the military’s transgender exclusion
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s resignation under pressure is a setback to the effort to end the military exclusion of transgender service personnel.
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Panetta announces extended benefits to same-sex military families
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on Monday announced he will extend to nearly the full extent permitted under current law the benefits available to gay and lesbian service members and their families.
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Panetta poised to extend benefits to same-sex military families
WASHINGTON – U.S. officials said Tuesday that outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is poised to extend some benefits to the same-sex partners of military members.
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Marines: Spouses clubs must admit same-sex spouses to remain on bases
The U.S. Marine Corps said it has advised its legal staff that spouses clubs operating on its installations must admit same-sex spouses if they wish to remain on Marine bases. The announcement comes in response to a an ongoing controversy at the U.S. Army’s Fort Bragg installation in North Carolina, where the officers’ spouses club […]
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Elaine Donnelly: Gays ‘make other people feel like they are not welcome’ in the military
Elaine Donnelly of the Center for Military Readiness, who supports the ban on gays in the military, accused the LGBT community of trying to “make other people feel like they are not welcome” in an interview Tuesday with Janet Parshall.
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U.S. Defense Secretary releases video honoring gay, lesbian service members
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on Friday released a video recognizing June as LGBT Pride Month, and thanked the families of gay and lesbian service members and LGBT civilians.
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Pentagon to hold ‘pride’ event to honor gay, lesbian service members
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Defense on Thursday announced it will soon hold its first ever “pride” event to recognize gay and lesbian service members.
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DADT discharges still discriminate; trio of U.S. Senators want problem fixed
In a letter Tuesday to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, three U.S.Senators have asked the Secretary to use his authority to streamline the process for those discharged under the repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law in order to expedite discharge paperwork changes and upgrades.
