News - Armed Forces LGBT Conferences

Organisers

The Amed Forces Conference for Gay and Lesbian Personnel took place on 26 and 27 Jan 07 at the Union Jack Club in Waterloo, London. It was convened by the RN Diversity and Equality Policy Officer, Cdr G Beard, it was organised and by CPOPT M J Probee.

Announcement

The conference was formally announced via a DIN [PDF download] and promoted via Proud2Serve.net in the public forum and the news section.

Conference Photograph

A selection of Conference participants (above) gather on the steps of the Union Jack Club at the close of conference.

Programme/Agenda

The programme is reproduced on the separate Agenda page.

Summary of Proceedings

A full conference report by CPOPT Mark Probee was produced in Mar 07 and is in the Armed Forces LGBT Conference section.

Single Service Discussion Groups

Royal Navy. Write up not submitted separately.

British Army. Write up in the Army Section under 'Some notes on the topics discussed in the Army break out session at the 2007 Forces LGB Conference' and also for discussion in the public forum in the British Army area.

Royal Air Force. Writeup in the RAF Section under 'Jan 07 Armed Forces Lesbian and Gay conference - RAF break-out session' and also for discussion in the public forum in the RAF area.

Date of Next Conference

The Third Joint Service Conference on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Matters will be convened in London on 1-2 Nov 07 with the RAF as lead Service. A DIN and formal announcement via proud2serve will be published by the organising committee in due course.