LGBTQ Veterans

20 09, 2021

LGTBQ Veterans Discharged Over Sexual Orientation Get Full VA Benefits

2026-06-20T19:09:08-07:00September 20th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , |

WASHINGTON, D.C. — (09-20-21) — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)  shocked the LGBTQ Community on Monday with the announcement that LGBTQ veterans who were discharged from the military over their sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status are now eligible for full VA benefits. Service members who were given other than honorable discharges for [...]

23 06, 2021

Gay Congressman Mark Takano Slams U.S. Military Over LGBTQ Treatment

2026-06-20T19:09:08-07:00June 23rd, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

WASHINGTON D.C. — (06-23-21) — Gay Congressman Mark Takano Slammed U.S. Military on Tuesday over the treatment of LGBTQ Service Members and Veterans. According to Congressman Mark Takano, for decades LGBTQ servicemembers have faced intense discrimination in the military. He introduced the Commission on LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act to study this inequity and make [...]

17 02, 2021

British Veterans Discharged for being Gay, Allowed to Get Medals Back

2026-06-20T19:09:09-07:00February 17th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

UNITED KINGDOM — (02-17-21) — Gay and bisexual British veterans who were stripped of their medals because of their sexual orientation will now be able to reclaim them, the UK government announced on Tuesday, admitting the pre-2000 policy was an "historical wrong." Only heterosexual people were allowed to serve in the British Armed Forces until [...]

4 02, 2018

RNC Backs President Trump Ban Of Transgender People In Military

2026-06-20T19:10:38-07:00February 4th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON (JRL CHARTS) — Last Friday the Republican National Committee [RNC] made it official that they are backing President Donald Trump on his order to ban transgender Americans from serving in the U.S. military. In a resolution which is sure to be covered on the mainstream media this week, passed [...]

12 01, 2017

After 68 Years, Gay Air Force Vet Honorably Discharged

2026-06-20T19:10:40-07:00January 12th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON D.C — Times have changed since 1948!  The story of H. Edward Spires is truly a heart inspired one that every member of the LGBTQ community should feel. The 91 year-old finally, after 68 years, received an “undesirable” discharge from the Air Force for being gay. Friday Jan. 6, [...]

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