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Naval Support Activity’s (NSAB) Multicultural Awareness Committee (MAC) recognized LGBT Pride Month June 23.
President Barack Obama declared June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, and the Department of Defense (DoD) is highlighting the importance of leadership as it celebrates the achievements and sacrifices of LGBT service members and civilians.
“Since June celebrates LGBT [Pride] month, we already had the event planned to inform [service members] about the LGBT community,” said Master-At-Arms Second Class Veronica Robinson, MAC vice president. “But after the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando we used the event as a platform to spread the word to move from tolerance to acceptance.”
“This is our first LGBT awareness [event] here on NSAB I am proud to be a part of the event as commanding officer,” said Capt. Marvin L. Jones, commanding officer of NSAB. “As we talk about this subject and look back over history it has been a long-fought battle for equality.”
One of the missions of the MAC is to provide information to educate service members of other cultures in the world.
“It is important to have events like this to show the people here that there are cultures different from the one they grew up belonging to in the world,” said Robinson.
After the shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, the MAC wanted to highlight why events like this are important.
“We had a tribute for the victims of the shooting in Orlando,” said Personnel specialist Seaman Rafeal Daniels, President of MAC. “It is a perfect example of what hate and lack of knowledge about a certain culture can turn into.”
For more information about LGBT Pride Month in the DoD go to http://www.defense.gov/News-Article-View/Article/604758/dods-pride-month-celebration-highlights-lgbt-leadership
And for more information on the Multicultural Awareness Committee email PSSN Daniels at Rafeal.d.daniels.mil@mail.mil
| Date Taken: | 06.30.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 06.30.2016 14:54 |
| Story ID: | 202890 |
| Location: | BETHESDA, MD, US |
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