GAO Review: Name and Gender Marker Changes on Federal Records

National Opportunity for PrideVA Members The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is working on a review of the processes for changing an individual’s legal name and gender designation on federal records at selected federal agencies (GAO job code 107045). GAO is looking for individuals who has legally changed both their name and gender designation on federal records to speak about their experiences […]

US Navy names ship after Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk

The United States Navy has launched a US Navy vessel after slain gay activist and icon Harvey Milk. Milk was a Navy Lieutenant during the Korean War and served as a diving officer aboard the USS Kittiwake in San Diego. He was discharged from the Navy with a “Less than Honorable Discharge” in 1955 for being a homosexual. Harvey Milk is best […]