Dana921
01-31-2013, 11:15 AM
Hi All,
I posted this to help an individual with information but am guessing others may be interested as well.
Here are a couple of links you might find interesting. They are to a group called Outserve which is a group mostly formed to support gay and lesbian military and former military members. The local group here in Colorado also helps the TG folks where they can, but you still have to understand that at this point openly serving as a TG is not allowed, though local commands have been know to not acknowledge some of it members doing it unless something came up that forced the issue. One of the interesting things is the newest head of the organization is a MTF transsexual who graduated from West Point. See links and I hope this helps!
http://lezgetreal.com/2012/10/allyso...-outservesldn/
http://www.sldn.org/
Another link for those discharged under the DADT policy is here and gives information on getting severance pay.
http://www.govexec.com/defense/2013/01/troops-discharged-under-dont-ask-dont-tell-gain-full-severance-pay/60538/?oref=workforce_week_nl
Also, the Outserve group can help change your discharge status to Honorable if you were let go administratively because of sexual orientation.
Dana
I posted this to help an individual with information but am guessing others may be interested as well.
Here are a couple of links you might find interesting. They are to a group called Outserve which is a group mostly formed to support gay and lesbian military and former military members. The local group here in Colorado also helps the TG folks where they can, but you still have to understand that at this point openly serving as a TG is not allowed, though local commands have been know to not acknowledge some of it members doing it unless something came up that forced the issue. One of the interesting things is the newest head of the organization is a MTF transsexual who graduated from West Point. See links and I hope this helps!
http://lezgetreal.com/2012/10/allyso...-outservesldn/
http://www.sldn.org/
Another link for those discharged under the DADT policy is here and gives information on getting severance pay.
http://www.govexec.com/defense/2013/01/troops-discharged-under-dont-ask-dont-tell-gain-full-severance-pay/60538/?oref=workforce_week_nl
Also, the Outserve group can help change your discharge status to Honorable if you were let go administratively because of sexual orientation.
Dana