Most lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr service members are still reluctant to disclose their sexual orientatn or inty.
Contents:
- SHOULD GAY MILARY SPO GO OVERSEAS ANYWAY?
- FOR GAY UPL HOPG FOR A ARY BURIAL, THE FIGHT FOR LOVE DON’T END WH ATH
- GAY ARY UPL WELE PENTAGON CISN TO EXTEND BENEFS
SHOULD GAY MILARY SPO GO OVERSEAS ANYWAY?
The right to a ary burial for gay spo was guaranteed natnwi wh the legalizatn of same-sex marriage 2015, but only a handful of known same-sex ary upl are buried across US natnal cemeteri. For most, the right to such an honor has been hard won. * lgbt military spouses overseas *
Was a relief to gay servicemembers, leav unanswered qutns about parental rights stat like Texas. LaRea Gomez-Lorrae liv Alabama but works at nearby Fort Benng Geia, a state that didn't regnize gay marriage until last week's Supreme Court lg.
Progrs has been slow other untri, cludg the Netherlands and Belgium, the first two untri the world to legalize gay marriage. “Some tailers and branch managers have been very supportive and sympathetic and have changed orrs, ” said Ashley Broadway, print of the Amerin Milary Partner Associatn, which advot for gay rights the ary. In Korea, gay spo were ially nied accs to the missary and exchange bee officials nsired those privileg part of mand sponsorship, a cisn reversed December 2013.
Germany, which has not legalized gay marriage, is askg the U.
FOR GAY UPL HOPG FOR A ARY BURIAL, THE FIGHT FOR LOVE DON’T END WH ATH
<p>Extensn of marriage benefs to gay ary spo unrsr the sweepg cultural change Ameri</p> * lgbt military spouses overseas *
N’t guarantee equal treatment of gay spo across the U.
The Netherlands, the world’s first untry to legalize gay marriage, remas closed to mand sponsorships for reasons that rema unclear. Germany, where domtic gay partners are legally regnized, tops the list of untri wh a large US ary prence where no visible movement has been ma on alterg the SOFA to allow gay spo. In Korea, for stance, US officials simply wrote a letter last year to the Korean ernment rmg them that gay spo will be given many aspects of sponsorship.
GAY ARY UPL WELE PENTAGON CISN TO EXTEND BENEFS
However, the US nnot force Korea to stamp SOFA-affiliated visas, and so no gay spo there currently have one.