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CNNBy the CNN Wire Staff
March 28, 2011 10:51 a.m. EDT
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* Gay magazine to appear to selected military bases, statement from publisher said
* Magazines objective is to support LGBT members in the military, said group's leader
* OutServe says it is an underground network of actively serving members of the military
Washington (CNN) -- A magazine designed for and by gay military members may soon be displayed at military installations worldwide, an advocacy group announced Monday.
"Our first objective with the magazine is to let all the gay, lesbian, bi, and trans members currently serving know that they are not alone," an active-duty officer who goes by the pseudonym JD Smith said in a statement.
Smith, along with co-director Ty Walrod lead the organization known as OutServe, the group describes themselves as an underground network of actively serving military members of the United States Armed Services who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
"Visibility is key," Smith said, who added that OutServe hopes to have its next version available in print at "some larger military bases."
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