All posts tagged "military"
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Game Plan
Just 18 months after taking the helm, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) executive director Aubrey Sarvis finds his organization at the most promising crossroads in...
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Aubrey Sarvis, Executive Director, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
METRO WEEKLY: From your -- or your organization's -- perspective, what is the most immediate effect of the presidential election on the LGBT community? AUBREY...
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Ciara Durkin: Lesbian soldier suspiciously shot dead in Afghanistan; Army calls it a suicide
”We are very upset and saddened by their conclusion,” the Durkins said. “We have borne an extraordinary amount of pain over the past nine months,...
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Ebbin Joins SLDN
Del. Adam Ebbin of the Virginia General Assembly, the Alexandria Democrat who has the distinction of being the first -- and only -- openly gay...
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Do Tell
It was almost embarrassing to be an American at a recent Georgetown University Law Center panel titled, ''Sexual Orientation and Military Preparedness: An International Perspective.''...
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Power in Numbers
The twelve thousand American flags that will decorate the National Mall beginning Friday, Nov. 30, through Sunday, Dec. 2, represent the many military service members...
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Memorial Day
In addition to well-known and outspoken gay veterans like Leonard Matlovich, who was one of the first servicemen to publicly challenge the military's ban on...
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Call to Arms
It was a different Army when Aubrey Sarvis served for just over three years in the mid-Sixties, a portion of that time in Vietnam. And...
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Cybill Rights
How can you not love Cybill Shepherd? From her stunning on-screen debut as the sexually manipulative Jacy Farrow in 1971's The Last Picture Show to...
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Spreading the Word
Pam Grier enjoys being something you don't expect. She is, after all, the iconic star of such '70s blaxploitation action classics as Coffy and Foxy...
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Red, White and Bleu
Bleu Copas was 20 the first time he visited New York City -- a trip that included a visit to the observation deck atop the...
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Secret Service
In a time of war, a good man is hard to find. Which makes it all the more frustrating that the U.S. military continues to...
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Give a Hoot, Don't Recruit
When it comes to protesting the Pentagon's ban on allowing gay and lesbian people to serve openly, law schools have been in the forefront. But...
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American Veterans for Equal Rights, National Capital Chapter
Members of the AVER National Capital Chapter ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION: Founded in 2000, AVER National Capital Chapter is a veterans' organization dedicated to the fair and...
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Military Backup
For the past year, the Arlington, Va.-based Military Community Services Network has been trying to fill a niche. Today's military may have a commitment to...
