SSgt Tanner Iskra 7030821 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-603075"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fborne-the-battle-245-josh-seefried-air-force-veteran-lgbtq-dadt-advocate-va-employee%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Borne+the+Battle+%23245%3A+Josh+Seefried%2C+Air+Force+Veteran%2C+LGBTQ%2FDADT+Advocate%2C+VA+Employee&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fborne-the-battle-245-josh-seefried-air-force-veteran-lgbtq-dadt-advocate-va-employee&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ABorne the Battle #245: Josh Seefried, Air Force Veteran, LGBTQ/DADT Advocate, VA Employee%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/borne-the-battle-245-josh-seefried-air-force-veteran-lgbtq-dadt-advocate-va-employee" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="fb76909114295f7fe465e35a0a124e1c" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/603/075/for_gallery_v2/fe425726.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/603/075/large_v3/fe425726.png" alt="Fe425726" /></a></div></div>Synopsis: In this episode of Borne the Battle, Seefried shares his life’s story, from being blackmailed and outed as gay to becoming one of the nation’s foremost advocates for LGBT active-duty service members. <br /><br />He discusses:<br />- When one of his academy teachers found out he was gay and blackmailed him for favors<br />- Being outed as gay<br />- How his superiors treated him when investigating his blackmail case<br />- Using social media to stake out a space for LGBT members of the military to communicate<br />- How he helped fellow service members come out after Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was repealed<br /><br />Listen to the podcast here: <a target="_blank" href="https://link.chtbl.com/e_-uV33J">https://link.chtbl.com/e_-uV33J</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="https://link.chtbl.com/e_-uV33J">e_-uV33J</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description"></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Borne the Battle #245: Josh Seefried, Air Force Veteran, LGBTQ/DADT Advocate, VA Employee 2021-06-07T13:47:13-04:00 SSgt Tanner Iskra 7030821 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture 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Battle #245: Josh Seefried, Air Force Veteran, LGBTQ/DADT Advocate, VA Employee%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/borne-the-battle-245-josh-seefried-air-force-veteran-lgbtq-dadt-advocate-va-employee" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="9eafcf47fe50609417d7c20a7ef2d170" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/603/075/for_gallery_v2/fe425726.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/603/075/large_v3/fe425726.png" alt="Fe425726" /></a></div></div>Synopsis: In this episode of Borne the Battle, Seefried shares his life’s story, from being blackmailed and outed as gay to becoming one of the nation’s foremost advocates for LGBT active-duty service members. <br /><br />He discusses:<br />- When one of his academy teachers found out he was gay and blackmailed him for favors<br />- Being outed as gay<br />- How his superiors treated him when investigating his blackmail case<br />- Using social media to stake out a space for LGBT members of the military to communicate<br />- How he helped fellow service members come out after Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was repealed<br /><br />Listen to the podcast here: <a target="_blank" href="https://link.chtbl.com/e_-uV33J">https://link.chtbl.com/e_-uV33J</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="https://link.chtbl.com/e_-uV33J">e_-uV33J</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description"></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Borne the Battle #245: Josh Seefried, Air Force Veteran, LGBTQ/DADT Advocate, VA Employee 2021-06-07T13:47:13-04:00 2021-06-07T13:47:13-04:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 7032208 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Absolutely pathetic. Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 8 at 2021 5:50 AM 2021-06-08T05:50:37-04:00 2021-06-08T05:50:37-04:00 2021-06-07T13:47:13-04:00