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Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN)

    • Civil rights groups plan lawsuit over Trump’s trans military ban
      News (USA)

      Civil rights groups plan lawsuit over Trump’s trans military ban

      With news that the White House has taken the first step in implementing their transgender military plan, two organizations announced their intent to sue.

      Sunday, August 6, 2017
    • Army veteran weds in first same-sex ceremony at West Point Cadet Chapel
      Life

      Army veteran weds in first same-sex ceremony at West Point Cadet Chapel

      WEST POINT, N.Y. — In a historic first for the venerable chapel at the United States Military Academy at West Point, Army veteran Brenda “Sue” Fulton married her longtime partner, Penelope Gnesin, in front of family and friends in a ceremony officiated by Army Chaplain, Colonel J. Wesley Smith of Dover Air Force Base.

      Sunday, December 2, 2012
    • Transgender Army veteran tapped to lead LGBT military advocacy group
      News (USA)

      Transgender Army veteran tapped to lead LGBT military advocacy group

      A transgender Army veteran has been named to head the newly combined organization advocating for the interests of LGBT service members.

      Thursday, October 25, 2012
    • Smooth transition, unfinished business mark first anniversary of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal
      News (USA)

      Smooth transition, unfinished business mark first anniversary of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal

      WASHINGTON — Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) and OutServe, the association of actively serving LGBT military personnel, on Thursday applauded and celebrated the one-year anniversary of repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” praising the smooth transition the military has made in allowing gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans to serve openly in the military and calling on the White House, Pentagon, and Congress to embrace and advance the final work necessary to achieve full LGBT equality in the Armed Forces.

      Thursday, September 20, 2012
    • LGBT service members’ advocacy groups call on Boy Scouts to abandon anti-gay policy
      News (USA)

      LGBT service members’ advocacy groups call on Boy Scouts to abandon anti-gay policy

      Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) and OutServe, an association of actively serving LGBT members of the armed forces, on Thursday joined the chorus of advocacy groups calling on the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to abandon its policy against gay scouts and gay and lesbian scout leaders.

      Friday, July 20, 2012
    • Advocacy groups for gay, lesbian service members to join forces
      News (USA)

      Advocacy groups for gay, lesbian service members to join forces

      WASHINGTON — Two gay rights advocacy groups that fought to bring about an end to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the U.S. military’s former ban on openly gay service members, announced Monday plans to merge into a single organization.

      Monday, July 2, 2012
    • Mullen to headline event celebrating anniversary of DADT repeal
      News (USA)

      Mullen to headline event celebrating anniversary of DADT repeal

      WASHINGTON — The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who played a key role in the legislative repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is set to appear at an event celebrating the one-year anniversary of the end to the military’s gay ban.

      Friday, June 22, 2012
    • Air Force Sergeant discharged under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ to be reinstated
      Life

      Air Force Sergeant discharged under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ to be reinstated

      WASHINGTON — Staff Sergeant Anthony Loverde, who was discharged from the U.S. Air Force in 2008 under the now repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, will be reinstated and will return to active duty in May 2012.

      Tuesday, April 17, 2012
    • Court denies request to expedite gay troops’ DOMA case
      News (USA)

      Court denies request to expedite gay troops’ DOMA case

      A Massachusetts federal court has turned down a request from attorneys representing gay troops to move up the deadline for House Republicans to intervene in a case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act.

      Friday, April 13, 2012
    • SLDN marks six month anniversary of DADT, calls for equal military benefits
      News (USA)

      SLDN marks six month anniversary of DADT, calls for equal military benefits

      Servicemembers Legal Defense Network on Tuesday marked the six month anniversary of the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” by calling on the Defense Department to extend available benefits and support to married gay and lesbian service members and their families.

      Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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