Military Acceptance Project

10/02/2017

"It is important to note that the president’s new policy isn’t about stopping something before it happens. Rather, it seeks to undo something that already is deeply established. Indeed, the U.S. military is currently the largest employer of transgender people in the world. To say that the thousands of transgender service members actively serving in the U.S. have no place is to say that our current military is unfit to defend this great country."

Check out this opinion piece in The Advocate magazine about the President's threats to transgender service members, written by one of the Military Acceptance Project's leaders Dr. Carl Castro.

As we face aggression around the globe, the president continues to push stunningly bad military policy.

07/11/2017

Take a few minutes to read this beautiful and inspiring story of LOVE and PRIDE from a member of our amazing community!

I am an American Airman. I am a warrior. I have answered my nation’s call.I am a wingman, a photojournalist and a husband. I am gay.Once, those words would never and could never have escaped my lips.

06/15/2017

Help us celebrate by listening to this important discussion about LGBT service members, with two USC professors working on the Military Acceptance Project!

June is LGBT Pride Month, and Assistant Professor Jeremy Goldbach and Associate Professor Carl Castro, both with the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, discuss their latest Department of D

03/04/2017

LA friends and family! Join us Monday, March 13th on USC campus for a special screening of "Camoflauge Closet", a veteran-made film exploring the experiences and perspectives of LGBT veterans. Following the film will be a panel discussion featuring the filmmakers and a member of our own expert advisory board. RSVP to [email protected].

11/02/2016

Military friends and colleagues - Outserve - SLDN, Sparta - An LGBT Military Organization, The American Military Partner Association, Military Partners and Families Coalition - we need your help!!

The Military Acceptance Project and the USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families-CIR are still looking to talk with active duty service members as part of our DOD-funded study aimed improving the integration, health and well-being of service members across the military. In particular, we are hoping to reach more of those serving in the Army or Marines Corps in an effort to get some more representation from these branches.

Please help us spread the word among your networks! For anyone who would like to join the study, you can visit the website below for more information or contact us directly at (323)510-6277 or [email protected]

Thank you!!

http://cir.usc.edu/research/research-projects/military-acceptance-project-map

The Military Acceptance Project (MAP): Improving Acceptance, Integration, and Health among LGBT Service Members MAP is one of the first Department of Defense-supported studies of active duty Le***an, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender service members’ behavioral health needs. The project is a joint effo...

08/11/2016

Have you heard? Military Acceptance Project has transitioned! We are now housed with the USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families-CIR. As part of MAP 2.0, researchers from USC and University of California, Los Angeles, are conducting a two-year Defense Department-funded research project of active-duty LGBT service members. The study explores how LGBT individuals are integrated into the military; determines if health disparities exist between them and their heterosexual counterparts; and develops recommendations for better assimilation of LGBT service members to promote military readiness.

07/20/2012

San Diego's LGBT Weekly shares the story of our Champions of Change honor and event yesterday. http://lgbtweekly.com/2012/07/19/white-house-honors-military-acceptance-project-as-champion-of-change/

The White House will honor the Military Acceptance Project Thursday for their work in the LGBT and military communities. The ceremony is part of their Champions of Change Program that highlights individuals and organizations doing extraordinary things. The event will be streamed live at

07/19/2012

USC School of Social Work's Vice Dean Maiden and Dr. Allgood join Trojans Kristen Kavanaugh and Jasper Kump as the Military Acceptance Project was honored as a Champion of Change in a special event at the White House this morning.

07/19/2012

The White House's liaison to the LGBT community, Gautam Raghavan, hosted today's event and is pictured with MAP's Executive Director Kristen Kavanaugh and Director of Communications Jasper Kump.

07/19/2012

Military Acceptance Project's Executive Director Kristen Kavanaugh with Director of Communication Jasper Kump at this morning's White House event.

07/19/2012

SDGLN coverage of today's Champions of Change event honoring the Military Acceptance Project. http://sdgln.com/news/2012/07/19/white-house-military-acceptance-project-champion-change

“This honor belongs as much to the LGBT service members, veterans and their families we serve as it does to us. We share it with them and believe it will do much to further the cause.”