DEFENDING
FREEDOM
Resources
Center for the Study
of Sexual Minorities in the Military (CSSMM)
http://www.gaymilitary.ucsb.edu
The Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities
in the Military is an official research unit of
the University of California, Santa Barbara. Its
mission is to promote the study of gays, lesbians,
and other sexual minorities in the armed forces.
The Liberty Education Forum is proud to offer
financial support for this important program.
Dr. Aaron Belkin's excellent leadership of this
essential initiative provides the research and
facts that eventually will help end the military's
Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.
Gay and Lesbian Service
Members for Equality (GLSME)
http://www.glsmeforum.org
The GLSME (Gay and Lesbian Service Members for
Equality) is the voice of gay and lesbian service
members around the world who are seeking change.
GLSME was formed by 15 actively serving members
of the United States armed forces. The organization's
goal is to lift the ban on gays in the military
and allow them to serve without fear or prejudice
in the armed services.
Military Community
Services Network (MCSN)
http://www.mcsnfamilies.org
The mission of Military Community Services Network
(MCSN) is to increase the effectiveness and impact
of organizations and people working and volunteering
in the nonprofit sector that provide social services
to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT)
military service members, their partners and families.
Servicemembers Legal
Defense Network (SLDN)
http://www.sldn.org/templates/index.html
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) is
a national, non-profit legal services, watchdog
and policy organization dedicated to ending discrimination
against and harassment of military personnel affected
by "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and related
forms of intolerance.
American Veterans
for Equal Rights (AVER)
http://www.glbva.org
American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER) is a
grassroots organization of gay and lesbian veterans.
They courageously protected our freedom while
serving in the United States armed forces. Now,
they are working to change the military's Don't
Ask, Don't Tell policy.
Military Education
Initiative (MEI)
http://www.military-education.org
The Military Education Initiative (MEI) represents
a first-ever effort to educate America's 27 plus
million Veterans on the facts surrounding the
contributions of gay, lesbian, and other sexual
minority Americans to our nation's armed forces. |