Welcome to proud2serve.net, a site of resources for the military community on matters of sexuality and sexual orientation in Her Majesty's Armed Forces. This site contains resources of use to all personnel interested in finding out more about the background to being gay in the military, the military and civil law which covers it, and what being proud to serve actually means.

There are over 175 pages on the main site, plus many more pages of discussion on the public forum, with the site attracting over 1.5 million page views in the first 10 months of 2007. Key areas are highlighted below, the remainder can be accessed via the navigation bar below the logo and via the quick links on the left side of each page. For more help finding your way, use the full sitemap or search the site. All changes to the site are notified on the updates page. If you are either serving, or a partner of someone who is, don't forget to visit and register on the public forum.

Thank you for your many messages of support - we have been contacted by serving and ex-serving from all services. You can now leave a message on our guestbook without registering.

Lifestyle :: informal advice and information about the gay lifestyle, about gender orientation, sexuality, coming out and lifestyle choices and about equal rights for all. For those unsure about how far the military have progressed in these things, compare the way it was.

< Proud2Serve.net was cited as a leading example of best practice in employee LGBT e-networks at the Nov 07 seminar to announce the preliminary results of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index 2008 >	DIVA magazine speaks to serving and ex-serving servicewomen: "at your service ma'am"	"Life has vastly improved for lesbians serving in the British Military since the ban on homosexuality was lifted in 2000, but there's still room for improvement." "The policies are in place. It’s up to people like myself to educate others. But that takes time." >> read the full article and interviews of serving personnel
		Royal Navy lesbian and gay personnel paraded in uniform for EuroPride on 1 Jul 06 in London. >> visit the gallery

Links :: a comprehensive selection covering advice and help, networking on the Internet and gay and military news stories.

Partnership :: a section dedicated to the new landscape of civil partnership in the United Kingdom, together with key civil and military references.

Civil Partnership Act :: the key parts of the act passed by Parliament in 2004 are here.

Whereas there is no formal armed forces lesbian and gay association or formal military gay grouping, the proud2serve.net public forum provides many of the social and informal support functions that such a body would provide.

Armed Forces Code of Conduct :: the full text of the overarching defence-wide Code of Conduct is reproduced here within the Military part of the Key Documents section.

updated: 25 May 08