Two days after the election, I went to a Veteran’s Day breakfast in our town with my spouse, a U.S. Air Force veteran. My heart was heavy about the election results, and I wasn’t looking forward to the patriotic hoopla. But …
It’s Veteran’s Day here in the U.S., which means my veteran spouse deserves an especially nice dinner tonight. Here are some other ways to support veterans, LGBTQ and not.
It’s Veterans Day as well as Military Family Month, and that has special import during this week of turmoil and division in our country.
It’s Veterans Day as well as Military Family Month, and I’m proud of many things, not least my own veteran.
Not only is today Veterans Day, but this month is Military Family Month. I’m celebrating my favorite veteran, my spouse (who shared her story last Veterans Day), but also thinking about the currently serving military families among my extended family and friends.
For Veteran’s Day, here’s a guest post from my favorite veteran — my spouse Helen Maynard, a former Air Force captain. When I asked her for a guest post, I didn’t know what she would write. I think I owe her cookies for this one.
First, a happy Veterans Day to all of you, including my spouse, who have served or are serving in our country’s armed forces. The observance this year is, of course, the first one at which gay and lesbian servicemembers can celebrate openly with their families. Over at the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Col. E. A.
(I wrote this last February for 365gay.com, and have posted it here before, but I wanted to repost it in honor of Veteran’s day. Regardless of when DADT is repealed, it will raise a host of additional questions regarding the recognition of same-sex couples, as I explain below. For more on LGBT families in the
I’m married to a veteran. Several of my friends and relatives are veterans. Some have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and may yet be redeployed. Thank you to all the veterans for everything they have done to serve our country. Because this is a parenting blog, a special thank you to all the parents serving
