Wednesday, April 29, 8:30 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.

Aubrey Sarvis, Executive Director, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), leads this discussion on the history of the movement to allow openly gay service members in the military.
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Aubrey Sarvis
(Moderator)
Executive Director
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
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Aubrey Sarvis is Executive Director of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network. Sarvis is a lawyer with over 30 years experience in public and corporate affairs in Washington. He served as Staff Director and Chief Counsel of the Senate Commerce Committee. |
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Nathaniel Frank, Ph.D.
(Panelist)
Senior Research Fellow
Palm Center, UC Santa Barbara
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Alex Nicholson
(Panelist)
Founder
Servicemembers United
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Alex Nicholson is a former Army linguist who was discharged for being gay. In 2006, he led the Call To Duty Tour, a national speaking tour of gay veterans. Nicholson founded Servicemembers United to help repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” |
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Julianne Sohn
(Panelist)
Former Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Marine Corps
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Julianne Sohn served as a Public Affairs Officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. She worked with civil affairs teams in Iraq, earning a Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal. Sohn is a police officer in the LAPD Media Relations Section. |
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