New England GLBT Vets

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Welcome To New England GLBT Vets, Inc

Our Mission

Hosting social events, hopefully to forge bonding friendships.

Founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985, the New England Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Veterans, Inc., is a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) "grass roots" membership based, support organization for homosexual, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered and heterosexual, active duty, reserve and veteran members of the United States Armed Forces, their families, friends and supporters.

Being a grass roots organization, the New England Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Veterans' priorities include:

providing assistance with upgrades of all less-than-honorable military discharges based upon GLBT sexual orientation(s)
VA benefits awareness
Educate/advocate on behalf of GLBT veterans who suffer from:

AIDS/HIV
Homelessness
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Agent Orange
Gulf War Syndrome
Blindness
Drug & Alcohol Abuse
Social and Institutionalized prejudice and discrimination

To the extent permitted by law, to morally oppose the inhumane "Don't Ask/Don't Tell" policy and all sodomy laws of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which are arbitrarily applied against homosexual, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered servicemembers; and encourage our own members, as well as other groups in a position to do so, to support their repeal.

We are astatic that years of hard work have led to the repeal of the Do Not Ask do not tell law, we thank the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network: http://www.sldn.org/

For their hard work in reaching this goal. We pledge, and urge SLDN as well, to now vagrantly assure the equal rights of all LGBT service members. We pledge to work for the day when transgender service members, as well can stop living with fear of dishonorable or unwanted medical discharges based on gender expression or gender identity; being labeled with mental illness as reason for discharge.

Being a grass roots organization, The New England Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Veterans Inc. priorities include:

PREAMBLE

The name of the organization shall be New England Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Veterans Inc. This organization was formed to further the advancement of New England Veterans, without regard to race sex, creed, sexual preference, Gender identity, national origin, physical disability, or age, with a primary emphasis on all lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender concerns.

The purposes of this organization are:

1. To provide an opportunity for all Veterans to meet together;

2. To provide a forum for the exchange and enrichment of experiences and issues relevant to gay, lesbian , bisexual, and Transgender Veterans;

3. To promote, organize and conduct educational programs and activities relating to veterans activates.

4. To provide assistance and make referrals to individual veterans on matters affecting them personally which are relative to their status as veterans:

5. To provide support and assistance to those veterans in our community who are unable through reason of incapacity to do for themselves;

6. And to provide a source of support and networking for implementing these goals and related activates.

Contact Information

For additional information on the New England Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Veterans, Inc., please contact the following Officers:

President
Janice Josephine Carney
janicejosephinecarney@gmail.com
Served as SP/5 John Josephine Carney
U.S. Army Vietnam July 70-71, Germany 71-72

Leo Dorrington
Vice-President
E Mail:
MSG, U S Army Retired
(Gulf War Veteran)

Cliff Arnesen
Secretary/ Treasurer
E Mail: Cliff4vets@aol.com
US Army (Vietnam Era Veteran (1965-1967)

{In Memorial}

Rick Buchanan
Secretary/ Treasurer
Sgt. Major (Korean War & Vietnam Combat Veteran: (1952-1960)

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