New Year, New President
The DEFGLIS board has elected Nathan White to become president and lead important support for LGBTI members of the Australian Defence Force and their families. White was joined by four new members of the board who are energised with new ideas...
DEFGLIS Christmas Message 2018
As the year draws to a close, DEFGLIS has an opportunity to reflect on our successes, our challenges and our opportunities. We reflect on great events like our participation in Mardi Gras festival, the DEFGLIS Ski Trip, member-led networking around...
Annual general meeting marks end of an era
DEFGLIS members recently met in Canberra to farewell the retiring president and members of the board, appoint new board members and enhance the association's constitution. At the association's annual general meeting, outgoing DEFGLIS President Vince Chong thanked retiring board members Rob Brown...

Sexual Orientation
Sexual Orientation describes the physical, emotional or romantic attraction that a person experiences.
These feelings that are the result of involuntary chemical responses in the brain that are beyond your control.
Gender Identity
Gender identity describes how a person internally perceives their gender, or sense of gender that forms as people mature.
Gender identity may or may not match a person's sex assigned at birth.


COMMUNITY
We have resources and information to support families of service personnel, and ex-service personnel.
We also have information for LGBTI people who are seeking employment with Defence we can help to connect you with serving members.
"I am proud of the contributions that LGBTI people
make to Defence and I am proud to be in an organisation that
has a senior leadership so committed to inclusion and diversity."
"I am proud of the contributions that LGBTI people make to Defence and I am proud to be in an organisation that has a senior leadership so committed to inclusion and diversity."