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The settlement will see that the two are commissioned as officers "in recognition of the status and military careers they qualified for and earned years ago."
Lieberman, who was Al Gore's running mate in 2000, leaves a largely pro-LGBTQ+ record.
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.
“We thank the soldier for his military merits, but we do not share his sinful preferences and LGBT agitation,” the Orthodox Church said in canceling the medal to Viktor Pylypenko.
“Pat Logue was a brilliant lawyer, a trailblazing jurist, and a hero to the LGBTQ community," says a Lambda Legal statement.
Lawmakers have pressed the Department of Defense in a new letter for faster action on injustices stemming from the DADT policy.
The Transgender American Veterans Association filed a lawsuit on Thursday over the Department of Veterans Affairs’ failure to act after years of inaction.
”If video and photos of me are shared, great because I see that as an opportunity for someone to see that LGBTQ people are successful wherever they are,” Col. Bree Fram said in response to online attacks.
Maura Healey, one of the first out lesbian governors in the nation, wants to equalize coverage of assisted reproduction and provide other new benefits to Massachusetts veterans.
Key conservative measures, including restrictions on transgender health care and reproductive health benefits, was dropped from the final $886 billion defense bill.
Through the eyes of a veteran and activists, Serving in Secret depicts discrimination, love, heartache, and redemption on the road to repealing anti-LGBTQ+ policies.
The library's "Serving in Silence: LGBTQ+ Veterans" collection seeks to encompass the experiences of all segments of the community.
In the past, the law has been used to arrest dozens of people in what critics have called a “gay witch-hunt.”
Feinstein was slow to embrace marriage equality but eventually did, and she supported the community in other ways.
The far-right Republican from Arizona went on an unhinged rant against the retiring Joint Chiefs chairman.
In a new Atlantic interview, Milley recounts that Trump once said no one wants to see wounded veterans.
The House version of the National Defense Authorization Act includes bans on trans health care, Pride flags, drag shows, and more.
Lawmakers have reintroduce a bill to create a commission to address historic anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination.
Sarah Ashton-Cirillo's comments about hunting down Russian "propagandists" drew a complaint from Republican U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance.
The LGBTQ+ veterans demand access to the healthcare, financial and education resources an honorable discharge would have afforded them.
