Welcome to the Georgia Chapter of American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER). One of our goals is to use this web site to communicate AVER Georgia's activities and keep our members and supporters informed of upcoming events and legislations pertaining to our U.S. Veteran community. We encourage you to visit often.
AVER Georgia is part of a larger organization called American Veterans for Equal Rights, formerly known as Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Veterans of America (GLBVA).
We are a national registered 501(c)(3) fully tax deductible non-profit organization of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender veteran service members challenging the Department of Defense policy of discrimination with regard to sexual orientation (Don't Ask Don't Tell). Membership in AVER is open to all veterans who support the goals of the organization and does not imply the sexual orientation of any of its members. All membership information is strictly confidential. In addition to challenging the policy, AVER Georgia works to increase the visibility of GLBT people within the community of all military veterans and serves as a resource for information concerning GLBT veterans.
AVER serves as a support for both active duty and veteran GLBT service members, and as an organized outlet for members to enjoy the unique camaraderie experienced by military veterans. As a reminder, computer on-line services, including web sites and workplace email are not confidential. Using work computers for personal use is against most base policies and, in general, is a bad idea.
We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your service to our country.
Sincerely,
Alejandro Lopez (Alex)
Veteran | U.S. Army | 82nd Abn Div
President | AVER Georgia
News & Events
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Volunteers needed for Atlanta Gay Pride "Color Guard"
Now more than ever, we need your support. Please join us and march in the 2010 Atlanta Gay Pride parade "Honorary Color Guard." With your participation we will show our community we served our country with honor as GLBT servicemen and women. Contact Erica Chesser "volunteer coordinator" at vicepresident@avergeorgia.org
I served in the United States Army as an administrator & a paratrooper. I am proud and I am gay.
Thank you,
Alejandro Lopez (Alex)
U.S. Army | 82nd Airborne Division
President | AVER Georgia
2010 Atlanta Gay Pride Celebration
We are proud to announce that we will once again have a presence at the Atlanta Gay Pride Festival Market. This year's pride celebration is October 9th (Saturday) and 10th (Sunday) at Piedmont Park in midtown Atlanta Georgia. Please stop by our booth Saturday and Sunday to learn more about our organization, as well as get to meet some of our members.
* We would like to thank our sponsors
of the 2010 AVER Georgia Booth:
Art Gambill
Mike Parisi
Scott Shearer
Danny Ingram
Alejandro Lopez
Sunday| Oct. 10th, AVER Georgia will march in the Atlanta Gay Pride parade as the "Honoray Color Guard."
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