EDGE Providence

At the OutServe-SLDN national dinner, leaders and veterans took a moment to celebrate their gains before refocusing on the mission -- to serve and protect LGBT servicemembers.

According to new guidelines, the Russian military will examine new recruits for tattoos that they believe will indicate if they are gay.

The Pentagon said it would not interferer with Fort Bragg’s decision to ban the lesbian wife of a female Army officer from joining its club for the wives of military personnel.

The repeal of DADT left the military with a patchwork quilt of who gets what rights and benefits. For same-sex spouse Ashley Broadway, this resulted in her denial to join the Association of Fort Bragg Officers’ Spouses.

For those Americans who want to serve their country in the military, having HIV is a dealbreaker, as military policy says soldiers must be able to withstand adverse situations and potential combat scenarios. But what about active service members?

A year after the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, top brass, service members and ABC’s Barbara Walters gathered on the Intrepid, a retired Navy battleship-turned-museum, to honor Admiral Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

A year after the repeal of DADT, a study shows that openly gay members of the Armed Forces has had no negative impact on our nation’s military.

OutMilitary.com has launched a new Grindr-style app that allows gay service members to connect, meet up or more.

A year after the repeal of ’Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ meant that LGBT service members could serve openly, more history was made with the appointment of an out-lesbian Army general & a gay man to high-ranking military positions.

In Annapolis, West Point & Colorado Springs, after years in the shadows, LGBT alumni groups are now recognized & even encouraged by the elite Armed Forces service academies.