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Kicked Out Of Air Force For Being Gay, Helen Grace James Wins Honorable Discharge

At 90, lesbian Air Force veteran finally gets her honorable discharge

Family Crisis Or New Joy? Get Paid Time Off For It

This 90-Year-Old Lesbian Air Force Vet Finally Won An Honorable Discharge After 60 Years

Legal Aid at Work Participates in 2018 Women’s March

The staff of Legal Aid at Work will rally at the Women’s March on Saturday.  We will be on the streets of Oakland, San Francisco, Walnut Creek, and Los Angeles to assert our commitment to fight for justice.   Sparked by our clients’ daily acts of courage we will continue to show up, educate, advocate, … Continue reading «Legal Aid at Work Participates in 2018 Women’s March»

At 90, Air Force veteran Helen James, finally gets her honorable discharge decades after the military expelled her for being a lesbian

  Sixty-three years after the Air Force forced her out in disgrace for being a lesbian, Helen Grace James, age 90, was finally awarded the honorable discharge she has long sought. Helen entered the military in 1952 as a radio operator on a base in Roslyn, N.Y., following in the footsteps of her father, an … Continue reading «At 90, Air Force veteran Helen James, finally gets her honorable discharge decades after the military expelled her for being a lesbian»

Lesbian veteran, 90, expelled from Air Force in ’55, finally gets her ‘honorable discharge’

New parental leave act is a step forward for working families

The Air Force expelled her in 1955 for being a lesbian. Now, at 90, she is fighting back.