COL (Ret) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPHChief, Mental Health Community Based Outpatient ClinicsWashington DC VAClinical Professor of Psychiatry George Washington University School of MedicineProfessor of Psychiatry Howard University College of MedicineClinical Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University School of MedicineProfessor of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) Joseph E Wise, MDMajor, Medical Corps, US ArmyWalter Reed National Military Medical CenterBethesda, MD, USABryan Pyle, MSWDepartment of Social WorkWalter Reed National Military Medical CenterUS NavyBethesda, MD, USA

• Introduction.- Risk and Resilience: A Review of the Health Literature of Veterans Who Identify as LGBT.- “I Can Finally Be Me…Why Did It Take So Long?” A History of U.S. Military Policy Regarding Sexual and Gender Minority Service.- The Reservist Perspective:  Service Before and During “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”.- Being Discharged Under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.- A Gay Psychologist's Account of Serving in the Army Reserves and National Guard During Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.- Does Anybody Have Anything They Want to Say?.- Family.- Here/Queer/Used to It: An Account of a Post-Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Mental Health Provider.- Ward 52:  A Haven for HIV Positive Military Personnel.- Creating Safe Spaces: Best Practices for Clinicians Working with Sexual and Gender.- Military Service Members and Veterans.- Treating LGBT Veterans with Substance Use Disorders—A Gay Psychiatrist’s Experience.- “At Least ‘Shipmate’ is a Gender-Neutral Insult” –A Military Psychiatrist’s Introduction to Transgender MilitaryService.- Ethical Issues Regarding LGBT and Intersex Service Members.

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