'Boots': How a closeted Marine's story became a Netflix show
The timely Netflix series stars Miles Heizer as a young gay man discovering himself and a brotherhood while serving in the military.
October 9, 2025
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Republican Senate hopeful says U.S. military needs ‘alpha males and alpha females,’ not LGBTQ+ people
Hung Cao made the inflammatory remarks during Wednesday’s Virginia U.S. Senate debate.
October 3, 2024
Pentagon Says It'll Review Cases of LGBTQ+ Vets Who Were Denied Honorable Discharges: Report
The news marks a notable shift by the Department of Defense that has been a focus of some veterans’ advocacy efforts for decades.
September 20, 2023
Rhode Island Will Restore Benefits for LGBTQ Veterans
Gov. Gina Raimondo signed legislation into law on Friday.
November 11, 2019
New York Grants State Benefits to LGBTQ Veterans
Rhode Island passed a similar law last week.
November 15, 2019
LGBTQ People Share Stories in Celebration of Veterans Day
Veterans share struggles from the DADT era and in today's fight for trans rights.
November 11, 2019
California Becomes First State to Honor LGBTQ Veterans
A monument to LGBTQ vets now has official state recognition.
August 21, 2018
Politicians Roll Out New Legislation to Aid LGBTQ Veterans
Veterans Affairs policies are still trying to catch up to post-DADT world.
July 9, 2019
LGBTQ+ Veterans Stand Up to Far-Right Extremism in Texas
These military veterans stood guard so people could celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility.
April 4, 2023
Shawn Lang, Veteran Connecticut LGBTQ+ and HIV Activist, Has Died
Lang is being remembered as a "fiercely devoted advocate" for LGBTQ+ people and those living with HIV.
October 22, 2021
Biden-Harris Transition Team Includes Trans Veteran, LGBTQ+ Notables
The out experts on the military, law, and other areas will review federal agencies as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris prepare to take office.
November 12, 2020
California judge approves landmark settlement for discharged LGBTQ+ veterans' discharge upgrades
The settlement could impact over 35,000 veterans receiving less-than-honorable discharges under the military’s old "don’t’ ask, don’t tell" and earlier anti-LGBTQ+ policies.
March 18, 2025
David Mixner, veteran LGBTQ+ activist and presidential adviser, has died at 77
Mixner's advocacy spanned from the 1960s movements for civil rights and peace to the 21st-century fight for marriage equality and included notable involvement with Bill Clinton on the issue of gays in the military.
March 11, 2024
Federal judge rules that LGBTQ+ veterans can sue Pentagon over 'don’t ask, don’t tell' discharges
The wrongs committed by the Department of Defense against LGBTQ+ service members have yet to be fully addressed.
June 24, 2024
Karman Kregloe's Country Rock Sound is Inherently Queer in Debut EP
A veteran of LGBTQ+ media, Kregloe is making music she loves.
August 7, 2020
Bisexual Veteran's Story Highlighted at Library of Congress
The library's "Serving in Silence: LGBTQ+ Veterans" collection seeks to encompass the experiences of all segments of the community.
November 2, 2023
Dem Challenger Calls Sen. Hawley's Obsession With Masculinity Creepy
This Marine combat veteran and LGBTQ+ ally thinks Sen. Josh Hawley's obsession with masculinity is weird.
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January 6, 2023
Biden Campaign Names LGBTQ+ Vote Director
Reggie Greer, a veteran of the LGBTQ Victory Institute and the Obama administration, will seek to mobilize the community for Biden.
March 23, 2020
Military Veterans Sue to Reclassify Sexuality-Based Discharge Records
The LGBTQ+ veterans demand access to the healthcare, financial and education resources an honorable discharge would have afforded them.
August 10, 2023
A New York Bill Aims to Help LGBTQ Businesses Thrive
Backers say the legislation would assure that businesses owned by LGBTQ people, veterans, and disabled people have a chance to bid on state contracts.
January 22, 2019
Trump administration announces end to gender-affirming care for transgender veterans
The announcement comes days after the VA denied it was rolling back policies for trans people’s dignity.
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March 17, 2025