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
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The LGBTQ+ veterans demand access to the healthcare, financial and education resources an honorable discharge would have afforded them.
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.
Veterans share struggles from the DADT era and in today's fight for trans rights.
Trump’s return to the White House is resurfacing questions over who is fit to serve. Two veterans — from opposite sides — reveal the lasting harm of our discriminatory past.
Commanders have been ordered to review service records and make changes to reflect a service member's birth sex.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen fought for immigrants and LGBT people during her historic House career, writes Mary Ann Gomez Orta of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute.
Integration of LGBT service members was just the first step in bringing parity to our armed services, writes Matt Thorn of OutServe-SLDN.
And that is that she's just a service member like any other, says Petty Officer Second Class Megan Winters.
For many years, members of the LGBTQ+ community who worked for the federal government faced persecution for their sexual orientation.
Mark Leno -- running for mayor of San Francisco -- is hoping voters embrace his identity.
The Scottish Parliament unanimously passed legislation pardoning men convicted under antigay laws that are no longer in place.