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Show SummaryOn this episode, we're featuring a conversation Navy Veteran Lindsay Church, who goes by they/them pronouns, is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Minority Veterans of America, a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to creating an equitable and just world for the minority veteran community including veterans of color, women, LGBTQ+, and (non) religious minority veterans.About Today's GuestLindsay Church (they/them) is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Minority Veterans of America, a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to creating an equitable and just world for the minority veteran community including veterans of color, women, LGBTQ+, and (non) religious minority veterans. Lindsay has over a decade of experience rooted in military and veteran advocacy and grassroots organizing and has worked among numerous coalitions to usher in transformational policy changes and reforms. They have facilitated agency-wide cultural competency trainings and assessments to ensure organizations and governmental entities are able to serve their minority and veteran constituencies effectively, efficiently, and in a culturally informed manner.Lindsay received their graduate degree, with a focus in international conflict and countering violent extremism, and their undergraduate degree, in Near Eastern Language and Civilization and Comparative Islamic Studies, from the University of Washington. They also hold an associate degree in Persian-Farsi from Defense Language Institute. Lindsay is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, where they served as a Cryptologic Technician Interpretative.Lindsay currently serves on the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans, an interagency council charged with providing recommendations for public land managers and organizations to increase access to outdoor recreation for service members, veterans, and their families. Prior to founding and leading the Minority Veterans of America, Lindsay served as the Assistant Director and co-founder of Student Veteran Life at the University of Washington. Their previous appointments include LGBTQ Commissioner for the City of Seattle, Co-Chair of Congresswoman Suzan Delbene's (WA-1) Veterans Advisory Council, steering committee member for Recreate Responsibly Coalition, and Co-Chair of the Military Advisory Council for OutServe-SLDN (now Modern Military Association of America). Links Mentioned In This EpisodeMinority Vets WebsitePsychArmor Resource of the WeekThis week's PsychArmor resource of the week is the PsychArmor Podcast episode with Dr. Samuel Odom and First Lieutenant Marlon Dortch, where we have a conversation about cultural diversity in military social work. In this episode, Dr. Odom, who is a veteran and former Military Social Worker, and Lieutenant Dortch, who is currently serving as a Military Social Worker, join the show to talk about the role of military social workers and the importance of diversity and inclusion from a military social worker perspective You can see find the course here:  https://psycharmor.org/podcast/dr-samuel-odom-and-1lt-marlon-dortchThis Episode Sponsored By: This episode is sponsored by Wounded Warrior Project who offers direct programs in mental health, career counseling, and long-term rehabilitative care, along with advocacy efforts, that improve the lives of millions of warriors and their families. You can find out more about how they support veterans and access their programs at  www.woundedwarriorproject.org    Contact Us and Join Us on Social Media Email PsychArmorPsychArmor on TwitterPsychArmor on FacebookPsychArmor on YouTubePsychArmor on LinkedInPsychArmor on InstagramTheme MusicOur theme music Don't Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families.  You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com  

We talk about LGBTQ military tonight!  A new bill has been introduced that seeks to ensure service members discharged under the policy are eligible for care from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Of that bill, House Representative Joseph Kennedy III says: “The bias and bigotry of this president should not be used to deny health care to any LGBTQ veteran who has served this nation. By passing the SERVE Act, we will protect transgender veterans until the day we overturn this cruel, misguided ban on transgender troops.” Also-- LGBTQ military nonprofits OutServe-SLDN and the American Military Partner Association are merging to form the Modern Military Association of America, which will be the nation's largest organization dedicated to education, advocacy, and support for LGBTQ service members, military spouses, veterans, family members, and allies. Andy Blevins , Executive Director of Modern Military Association of America (MMAA) is our guest!  He will be discussing the merger, the new bill and how LGBTQ advocates are fighting back against the transphobia war.

We talk about LGBTQ military tonight!  A new bill has been introduced that seeks to ensure service members discharged under the policy are eligible for care from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Of that bill, House Representative Joseph Kennedy III says: “The bias and bigotry of this president should not be used to deny health care to any LGBTQ veteran who has served this nation. By passing the SERVE Act, we will protect transgender veterans until the day we overturn this cruel, misguided ban on transgender troops.” Also-- LGBTQ military nonprofits OutServe-SLDN and the American Military Partner Association are merging to form the Modern Military Association of America, which will be the nation’s largest organization dedicated to education, advocacy, and support for LGBTQ service members, military spouses, veterans, family members, and allies. Andy Blevins , Executive Director of Modern Military Association of America (MMAA) is our guest!  He will be discussing the merger, the new bill and how LGBTQ advocates are fighting back against the transphobia war.

Amber talks with Cathrine “Katie” Schmid, an active duty transgender woman who is currently a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration ban on transgender military members. https://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/cases/karnoski-v-trump Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XbJ7F1bhD-YjwNWBVx2blg1oGMhSIvif/view?usp=sharing Seattle Met article: https://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2017/10/20/meet-the-trans-jblm-soldier-who-s-suing-trump Trump’s July 2017 tweets: https://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/politics/trump-military-transgender/index.html Palm Center report: https://www.palmcenter.org/publication/report-of-the-transgender-military-service-commission/ Organizations mentioned: SPART*A: https://spartapride.org/ OutServe-SLDN: https://www.outserve-sldn.org/ Lambda Legal: https://www.lambdalegal.org/ TAVA: http://transveteran.org/ Minority Veterans of America: https://minorityvets.org/ Gender Justice League: https://www.genderjusticeleague.org/ Support our patreon! ALL labor and production costs are donated, leaving 100% of financial support of the podcast going back to the people we are interviewing and the organizations they work with! www.patreon.com/UApodcast2001

Exclusive: The attack against Trans Military people from some GOP in Congress While we are all distracted about Trump, tweets, Russia and Healthcare, some GOP hatemongers have been trying to overtly attack transgender military personnel. So far the most heinous attempt was thwarted by narrowly few votes. The threat is not gone, and tonight we talk to some folks behind the scene. Matthew F. Thorn, Executive Director of OutServe-SLDN tells us about his campaign against these initiatives, and details of the fight ahead. Matt sits on a variety of Boards of Director's from state to national organizations and volunteers his time to a variety of progressive and social change non-profits and advocacy groups. He is a leading fundraising and non-profit management professional. For the last decade his work has consisted of a variety of areas including the homeless, the arts, education, the developmentally disabled and LGBT issues.    Brody Levesque, good friend of the show, and leading journalist also joins to give some perspective to this issue as it sits in the current social and political landscape.      

Exclusive: The attack against Trans Military people from some GOP in Congress While we are all distracted about Trump, tweets, Russia and Healthcare, some GOP hatemongers have been trying to overtly attack transgender military personnel. So far the most heinous attempt was thwarted by narrowly few votes. The threat is not gone, and tonight we talk to some folks behind the scene. Matthew F. Thorn, Executive Director of OutServe-SLDN tells us about his campaign against these initiatives, and details of the fight ahead. Matt sits on a variety of Boards of Director's from state to national organizations and volunteers his time to a variety of progressive and social change non-profits and advocacy groups. He is a leading fundraising and non-profit management professional. For the last decade his work has consisted of a variety of areas including the homeless, the arts, education, the developmentally disabled and LGBT issues.    Brody Levesque, good friend of the show, and leading journalist also joins to give some perspective to this issue as it sits in the current social and political landscape.      

Each year on Memorial Day we remember members of our community – family, friends, neighbors even strangers – who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. We visit their graves, hold memorials, march in parades and thank them for their service but what about the remaining 364 days of the year.After a successful career as an entrepreneur in Michigan, Tiera Craig moved to New York and joined the US Department of Veterans Affairs in New York. Besides providing management analysis, she provides a welcoming “Out and Proud” face for LGBTQ veterans visiting the facility.Tiera has volunteered at various non-profit organizations across the country. As a member of Kappa Xi Omega Sorority, Inc., she is surrounded by successful professional women, some of whom are active military and veterans themselves.Tiera recently attended the 5th Annual OutServe-SLDN LGBT Military Leadership Conference in Washington DC. OutServe-SLDN brings together actively serving and retired service members, advocates and experts to discuss issues, concerns, and future planning for the LGBT military community. Tiera will share her observations from the OutServe-SLDN Conference. She will also talk about her experiences as a membership in Kappa Xi Omega and how it drives her commitment to serve with the Rainbow Veterans Project. Founded by Tiera Craig, The Rainbow Veterans Project aims to provide resource, advocacy, and training to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Veterans.