by The American Military Partner Association | Jun 23, 2017 | Blog
Today, the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the nation’s largest organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) military families, responded to news that the Department of Defense (DoD) may be poised to delay by six months the...
by Lori Hensic | Jun 20, 2017 | Blog
This week, AMPA submitted recommendations on the top 3 healthcare needs of LGBT military families to the Defense Health Board — an independent Federal Advisory Committee to the Secretary of Defense on health policy that is tasked to examine opportunities to improve...
by Joey Seymour | Jun 15, 2017 | Blog
By Lieutenant (junior grade) Joey Seymour (USNR) Certainly, taking the oath to serve was done with the intent to protect my country and be a part of something bigger than myself. Yet, for me, there’s a selfish part to serving as well. I do it for my son, Caleb. He was...
by Jennifer Dane | May 31, 2017 | Blog
Every June, we come together and celebrate LGBT Pride Month. It’s a time of great reflection on the progress we’ve made, and are making, and a time to commemorate past advocates who forged the path ahead in the fight for LGBT equality. As we look to the...
by Stephen Peters | May 21, 2017 | Blog
What an incredible evening we had together at the 4th Annual AMPA National Gala, presented by USAA and Comcast NBCUniversal. On May 13, 2017, a record 400+ LGBT service members, military spouses, veterans, and allies from across the country and around the world came...
by Stephen Peters | May 14, 2017 | Blog
Today, the American Military Partner Association announced the official launch of the AMPA Military Spouse Scholarship — a brand new program aimed to help military spouses pursue their higher education goals. AMPA also announced that Hilton is the new...
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