Our Organization
GayVeterans.us is a nonprofit charitable organization registered in Tennessee with IRS 501(c)(3) status. We serve as a safe space and comprehensive resource hub for LGBTQ+ U.S. veterans, founded by Bill Kibler and fellow Beirut veterans who sought to counter discrimination within veteran communities and ensure every LGBTQ+ veteran receives the benefits and respect they earned.
Our organization is operated entirely by veteran volunteers with minimal overhead. We file annual IRS Form 1099 disclosures showing how donations are allocated toward website maintenance, hosting, veteran outreach, and administrative costs.
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Our Core Mission
Website Infrastructure
Maintain and expand this free resource hub for all LGBTQ+ veterans.
Charitable Giving
Establish and grow a charitable giving program supporting veteran causes.
Discharge Upgrades
Provide discharge upgrade assistance for veterans affected by DADT.
Suicide Prevention
Raise awareness about veteran suicide prevention resources and support.
Our Leadership
Bill Kibler
Bill Kibler is 100% hearing impaired, disabled, and retired from the VA after 11.5 years of service. A US Marine Beirut Veteran who served with the Multinational Peacekeeping Force, Beirut, Lebanon from late 1982 to early months of 1983. He was not there for the terrorist bombing on Oct. 23, 1983. He maintained the Journals Program website and InPress server for the American Psychological Association for 13.5 years. He’s also done community service work helping such people as Broadway’s own Steve Schalchlin, Jon and Michael Galluccio, (the gay couple who sued NJ for the right to jointly adopt children, kicking off the nationwide gay adoption drama), Got Felipe Rose started online, (the Indian for the Village People), and the DC Metropolitan Police Dept. Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit (GLLU) making history as a nationwide resource website for the law enforcement community to research such things as hate crimes and discrimination within the LGBTQ Community. (The UK modeled their own GLLU program after DC’s exposure) He worked on DADT Repeal for 12 years and was at the DADT Repeal Law signing ceremony, Dec. 22, 2010.
John Kinslow
Being in the transition period between Boomers and GenX. I was born in Hagerstown, MD the second youngest of 10 kids. We moved to just North of my current home in ND when I was 5. While a Junior I joined the Army National Guard to help my mom with bills. While a Senior I signed my enlistment contract with The Corps. I signed up open contract on April Fool’s day. Why the Marines… both of my martial arts teachers instructors are Marines and reverse psychologyed the hell outta me telling me I would NEVER make it through. 13 weeks later (yeah I spent a week in PCP) I returned to the dojo a United States Marine. Senpai held out his hand to Sensei. The bet was $50. My AIT was at MCCES 29 Palms for radar repair technician (didn’t make it). The next duty station was 8th Marines on Camp Geiger for Field radio operator course. Upon graduation I was assigned to 1/8 who was in preparations for deployment. We were assigned to be part of the Multinational Peacekeeping Forces of the UN. While serving in Beirut Lebanon, I was a survivor of the terrorist attack on Oct. 23/1983. Due to being nondeployable, I ended my Marine service in May of 1985.
Rabbi Arnold E. Resnicoff
Our 4th Beirut Veteran we are honored to have aboard: Rabbi Arnold E. Resnicoff is a retired U.S. Navy Chaplain, former National Director of Interreligious Affairs for the American Jewish Committee, former Special Assistant to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force for Values and Vision (with the military equivalent rank of Brigadier General), and former Command Chaplain for the U.S. European Command. His Naval career began in the rivers of Vietnam followed by Naval Intelligence in Europe before rabbinical school and ordination, then returning to the Navy as a chaplain. Part of a small group of Vietnam veterans that worked to create the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, he delivered the closing prayer at its dedication, and launched an ultimately successful campaign to convince the Department of Defense to participate in the U.S. National Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust. On October 23, 1983, he was present in Beirut, Lebanon during the terrorist attack that took the lives of 241 American military personnel. His report of the attack and its aftermath was read by President Ronald Reagan as a keynote speech to a convention attended by 20,000 Southern Baptists. Rabbi Resnicoff spoke frequently on the need to overturn the military Don’t-Ask-Don’t-Tell policy, at venues including the annual Ethics and Military Leadership conferences at the U.S. Naval War College — a conference he helped create, and throughout his career was a strong supporter of LGBTQ rights, delivering the prayer at the 2010 presidential repeal ceremony for DADT. His younger brother Joel, a noted artist, lost his life to AIDS in 1986. His website is www.resnicoff.net
Financial Transparency
GayVeterans.us is operated entirely by veteran volunteers with minimal overhead. We file annual IRS Form 1099 disclosures that show exactly how all donations are allocated — toward website maintenance, hosting costs, and administrative expenses. We believe every dollar should go as directly as possible to serving the LGBTQ+ veteran community.
Want to support our mission? Donate via PayPal — donors who include their shipping address will receive a commemorative hat pin.