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‘Pride in all who serve' - JBSA pilot breaking barriers for LGBTQ community
June 17, 2021 — Joint Base San Antonio joins the Department of Defense and the Nation in paying tribute to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer community during Pride Month. For the month of June, this celebration brings light to the way LGBTQ service members and civilians have strengthened our military and our country with the theme, “Pride in all who serve.” ... MORE

AETC Real Talk focuses on LGBTQI+
May 24, 2021 — Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, will host the seventh episode of AETC Real Talk: Race and Diversity in the Air Force at 3 p.m. June 17 on AETC’s Facebook page. The episode will focus on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex population within the Air Force... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month
June 25, 2019 — U. S. Army North hosted a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month observance at the Fort Sam Houston Theater June 20, featuring guest speaker Maj. Gen. Tammy Smith, Department of the Army Deputy G-1, and the U.S. military’s first openly gay flag officer... MORE

Maj. Gen. Tammy Smith, Department of the Army Deputy G-1, speaks during the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month observance hosted by U.S. Army North at the Fort Sam Houston Theater June 20. LGBTQ pride month was created to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan, New York, considered the turning point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States.

Army company commander shares her personal LGBT story
July 17, 2017 — The 32nd Medical Brigade held its second annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or LGBT, Pride Month Observance June 30... MORE

Capt. Rosita Fregoso (center), commander of Company D, 232nd Medical Battalion, accepts a certificate of appreciation for being the guest speaker at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or LGBT, Pride Month Observance June 30, from Col. Clinton W. Schreckhise (left), 32nd Medical Brigade commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Oates (right).