Gay, Lbian and Supportg Sailors
Contents:
- GREAT LAK GAY SAILORS GROUP CHARTS URSE FOR OTHERS
- IN SUPPORT GROUPS FOR GAY MILARY MEMBERS, PLENTY OF ASKG AND TELLG
- THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
GREAT LAK GAY SAILORS GROUP CHARTS URSE FOR OTHERS
The Gay, Lbian and Supportg Sailors (GLASS) seeks to foster a base ee of prejudice, bigotry, harassment, and vlence by providg a space for all Sailors to explore and crease their unrstandg of aspects related to sexual orientatn and exprsn an open and nonjudgmental environment. We support and affirm the diverse inti and liv… * gay lesbian and supporting sailors *
The Gay, Lbian and Supportg Sailors (GLASS) seeks to foster a base ee of prejudice, bigotry, harassment, and vlence by providg a space for all Sailors to explore and crease their unrstandg of aspects related to sexual orientatn and exprsn an open and nonjudgmental environment. We support and affirm the diverse inti and liv of lbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) Sailors as dividuals and as groups, pecially as stunts, staff, and faculty of Trag Support Command (TSC) and their fai, iends, and alli, by the cultivatn of safe space, tnal outreach, advocy, visibily of LGB issu, rmatn and referral, and amic and learship opportuni. GLASS is a peer-to-peer group for gay, lbian, bisexual and supportive sailors.
I was a b shocked and a lot thrilled to hear that there would be a US Sailg LGBTQ (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer) DEI panel (Diversy, Equy, and Incln). I have seen how homophobia, transphobia and biphobia play out the sailg world firsthand. As a genr non-nformg bisexual cis woman a relatnship wh a man, I am never gay enough and never straight enough.
Gay, lbian, and bi youth who e out and are received wh acceptance show the same trend their well-beg. This way LGBTQ youth have someone like them to look up to, and heterosexual youth unrstand that beg gay is somethg totally normal. He explaed how some rac there have been homophobic name-llg and tnts om other boats when they know a gay crew member is on board.
IN SUPPORT GROUPS FOR GAY MILARY MEMBERS, PLENTY OF ASKG AND TELLG
* gay lesbian and supporting sailors *
Toward the end, John said he wanted to assure folks that “…the gays are not g for you.
” This is reference to a mon homophobic perceptn that gay folks try to turn people gay.
THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
Two years after the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” support groups for gay men and lbians are beg formed at ary bas around the untry. * gay lesbian and supporting sailors *
If you take nothg else om this wre-up, please know this: people are born gay, is not a choice. This is due to systemic racism, sexism, and homophobia where one group of people have had more rourc than the rt for a long time.