Borne the Battle #245: Josh Seefried, Air Force Veteran, LGBTQ/DADT Advocate, VA Employee

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.

He discusses:
- When one of his academy teachers found out he was gay and blackmailed him for favors
- Being outed as gay
- How his superiors treated him when investigating his blackmail case
- Using social media to stake out a space for LGBT members of the military to communicate
- How he helped fellow service members come out after Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was repealed

Listen to the podcast here: https://link.chtbl.com/e_-uV33J