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14th Apr 2022, 12:36
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/air-force-families-lgbtq-children_n_62509bede4b066ecde063bf1
Air Force Offers Help To Military Families Hurt By States' New Anti-LGBTQ Laws
In an incredibly unusual move, the Air Force is making a point to let its hundreds of thousands of personnel know that it will provide families with medical and legal help if they are personally affected by new state laws attacking gay and transgender children.
And if those service members feel they need to leave those states entirely, for the sake of their kids’ mental or physical health, the Air Force will help them to do that, too.
The Air Force is the only branch of the U.S. military doing this. Its leaders informed personnel late last month, both internally and in a press release (https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/2977004/resources-available-for-daf-members-families-affected-by-local-laws/), that they have several resources available to them if they need help navigating anti-LGBTQ state laws that may be hurting their families.
Specifically, Air Force leadership is telling service members that military medical facilities are available to provide mental health support to them or their children if they need it in the wake of new laws in states like Florida, where schools are banned (https://www.huffpost.com/topic/dont-say-gay-bill) from talking about gender identity or sexual orientation, or Texas, where the governor is ordering state officials to investigate parents of transgender children for child abuse (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ken-paxton-transgender-children-medical-care_n_62150697e4b0d1388f0b7808).
They’re also telling service members that military legal personnel are available to provide free counsel to families trying to understand their legal protections in states targeting gay and transgender kids.
The largest Air Force base in the world happens to be in Florida, too: Eglin Air Force Base.……
Air Force Offers Help To Military Families Hurt By States' New Anti-LGBTQ Laws
In an incredibly unusual move, the Air Force is making a point to let its hundreds of thousands of personnel know that it will provide families with medical and legal help if they are personally affected by new state laws attacking gay and transgender children.
And if those service members feel they need to leave those states entirely, for the sake of their kids’ mental or physical health, the Air Force will help them to do that, too.
The Air Force is the only branch of the U.S. military doing this. Its leaders informed personnel late last month, both internally and in a press release (https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/2977004/resources-available-for-daf-members-families-affected-by-local-laws/), that they have several resources available to them if they need help navigating anti-LGBTQ state laws that may be hurting their families.
Specifically, Air Force leadership is telling service members that military medical facilities are available to provide mental health support to them or their children if they need it in the wake of new laws in states like Florida, where schools are banned (https://www.huffpost.com/topic/dont-say-gay-bill) from talking about gender identity or sexual orientation, or Texas, where the governor is ordering state officials to investigate parents of transgender children for child abuse (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ken-paxton-transgender-children-medical-care_n_62150697e4b0d1388f0b7808).
They’re also telling service members that military legal personnel are available to provide free counsel to families trying to understand their legal protections in states targeting gay and transgender kids.
The largest Air Force base in the world happens to be in Florida, too: Eglin Air Force Base.……