Operation: Do Ask, Do Tell 2015

Presented by AVER - Greater Los Angeles, The Department of Military and Veteran Affairs County of Los Angeles, LA City Mayor Eric Garcetti, Assemblymember Richard Bloom (CA-50th Dist.), VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, US Dept of Veterans Affairs, CalVet Minority Veterans Affairs, East LA Vet Center, LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis & Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas). Operation: Do Ask, Do Tell 2015 (Op: DADT 2015), an LGBT Veteran Resource & Employment Symposium to be hosted at Patriotic Hall in Downtown Los Angeles. Nominations for Advocate & Veteran of the Year are open! Awards to be given out as part of Operation: Do Ask, Do Tell on 21 September 2015 at Bob Hope Patriotic Hall. #avergla #OpDADT #OpDADT2015 #LGBT #Veteran #Advocate Please visit: http://aver-gla.org/programs-events/awards/ to make your nominations! You may be asking why chose to name the event Op: DADT 2015? Well, let us tell you. Our event was created as a way of remembering the anniversary of the Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, the law barring anyone who identified as LGBT from serving in the US Military. On 21 September 2012 the ban was finally lifted and open service was effective from then on, however this change in the law did not affect our Trans Brothers and Sisters. Operation: Do Ask, Do Tell 2015 was born as a way of bringing to light that even though the law may have changed, many members of the LGBT & Veteran Communities still face discrimination, alienation, and the like. Meet with employers, the representatives from the VA (Healthcare, Benefits, Cemetery), organizations & service providers from around Los Angeles. Open to all members of the Los Angeles community with a focus on LGBT Veterans. Veteran Pre-Registration: http://op-dadt2015.eventbrite.com/ Employer/Service Provider Registration: http://goo.gl/forms/kSCR6c6kkd For more information please visit http://op-dadt.aver-gla.org