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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 16h

Proud of @lfschleusener.bsky.social remarks today at the Ruby Sachs Symposium.

Accountability and trust make inclusion durable, in every institution that serves. 🌈

#OutInNatSec #RubySachsForum

Queer Hand Luke @lfschleusener.bsky.social · 17h

Grateful for the conversation at the Ruby Sachs Symposium on National Security and the Law.

Accountability makes inclusion durable — and transparency keeps trust alive. 🌈

#RubySachsForum #OutInNatSec

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 19h

Proud to see @lfschleusener.bsky.social representing ONS at the Ruby Sachs Symposium today.

The panel on National Security and the Law explores how accountability strengthens service and trust and compares. 🌈

#OutInNatSec #RubySachsForum

Queer Hand Luke @lfschleusener.bsky.social · 19h

Today at the Ruby Sachs Symposium — joining the panel on National Security and the Law.

Accountability makes inclusion durable. 🌈

#RubySachsForum #OutInNatSec

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 20h

Grateful for partnerships that turn dialogue into shared action.
Proud to be part of the conversations continuing here in Winnipeg. 🌈
#OutInNatSec #RubySachsForum

Queer Hand Luke @lfschleusener.bsky.social · 22h

Honored to spend time with friends and partners at the Ruby Sachs Symposium in Winnipeg.

The most meaningful work often happens between sessions — over dinner, in conversation, and through shared purpose. 🌈

#RubySachsForum #OutInNatSec

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 1d

Day One of the Ruby Sachs Symposium is underway at the @humanrights.ca.

Proud to see @lfschleusener.bsky.social representing Out in National Security alongside global partners advancing justice, service, and equality.

#RubySachsForum #OutInNatSec

Queer Hand Luke @lfschleusener.bsky.social · 1d

Day One of the Ruby Sachs Symposium at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Grateful to be here with friends and partners working for justice, service, and equality.

#RubySachsForum #OutInNatSec

Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 2d

a woman is smiling and holding a trophy and says `` you like me you really like me '' .

Alt: a woman is smiling and holding a trophy and says `` you like me you really like me '' .

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 2d

...and boss, don't forget alt text. Otherwise, it's just rude.

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 2d

Partners and allies from around the world are gathering at the Ruby Sachs Symposium to strengthen justice and equality in public service. Proud to see @lfschleusener.bsky.social representing ONS.

#RubySachsForum #OutInNatSec

Queer Hand Luke @lfschleusener.bsky.social · 3d

Arrived in Winnipeg for the Ruby Sachs Symposium at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Proud to stand with partners from around the world committed to service, justice, and equality.

#RubySachsForum #OutInNatSec

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 3d

a cartoon character from spongebob squarepants is wearing a chicken costume and saying aye aye .

ALT: a cartoon character from spongebob squarepants is wearing a chicken costume and saying aye aye .

media.tenor.com

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 3d

The FY26 NDAA should strengthen our common defense — not politicize it. Policies that limit who can serve weaken the all-volunteer force that keeps America secur

Read more in our State of the Fight explainer: www.outinnationalsecurity.org/2025/10/01/s...

State of the Fight: FY26 NDAA and Transgender Servicemembers

Merging activism and education in the LGBTQIA+ security professional space.

www.outinnationalsecurity.org

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 4d

We’ve got each other’s backs, and together we keep going. We carry the memory of those who suffered fear and exclusion, and we refuse to let it happen again. #OutInNatSec

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 4d

To every #LGBTQIA+ public servant and ally: your service makes America stronger.

There are more of us than there are of them.

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 4d

Bigotry weakens national security. We will secure accountability for those who weaponize it, because trust, talent, and service are too important to lose. #OutInNatSec

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 4d

We are rooted in this community and grow from it. We protect each other, and together we will fight the scare, protect the community, secure accountability, and change the law. 🌈✊ #OutInNatSec

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 4d

#LGBTQIA+ public servants and allies know they’re not alone. Their service and contributions make America safer and stronger.

E pluribus unum — from many, one.

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 4d

This is a Second Lavender Scare. We will fight the Scare, protect our community, secure accountability, and change the law. #OutInNatSec

Queer Hand Luke @lfschleusener.bsky.social · 4d

This is a Second Lavender Scare. Firing someone for a Pride flag is an attack on public service and the national security enterprise. Bigotry has no place in America, and we cannot allow fear to drive talent away from serving openly.

Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 4d

🚨 Last night we learned: FBI Director Kash Patel fired a trainee agent for displaying a Pride flag at their desk. This is blatant discrimination. via @advocate.com
🔗 www.advocate.com/news/kash-pa...

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 4d

Pride flags don’t threaten national security — bigotry does.

We will keep working with allies and partners to combat discrimination and build a stronger natsec enterprise through reforms to law, custom, and policy. #OutInNatSec

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 4d

To #LGBTQIA+ public servants: you are not alone. We see you. We stand with you.

We are here to protect, grow, and build, no matter what. 🌈✊ #OutInNatSec

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 4d

The fear undermines morale, trust, and our national security strength. It makes no one safer and the nation isn’t stronger for it

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 4d

Public servants should never fear retaliation for showing pride or solidarity or living up to that high American value “out of many, we are one.”

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 4d

This is a new “Second Lavender Scare.” It’s not about one person it’s about silencing LGBTQ+ public servants and driving them out of the federal government.

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 4d

Federal guidance is clear: if agencies allow religious/secular symbols, they shouldn’t ban secular identity symbols like the Pride flag.

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 4d

The firing letter never mentioned the flag — just accused the agent of “poor judgment.” It came on day one of a government shutdown.

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 4d

🚨 Last night we learned: FBI Director Kash Patel fired a trainee agent for displaying a Pride flag at their desk. This is blatant discrimination. via @advocate.com
🔗 www.advocate.com/news/kash-pa...

Angry Democratic lawmakers slam ‘despicable’ Kash Patel for firing FBI agent over LGBTQ+ Pride flag

The FBI director terminated the agent for having the flag at his desk during the Biden administration.

www.advocate.com

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 5d

A free and fair open society and even its domestic intelligence service, should not be afraid of it, citizens expressing their identities or their support for one another.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5d

“.. Patel .. said the agent trainee was being summarily dismissed for past ‘poor judgment’ and ‘an inappropriate display of political signage,’ sources said.”

@jamiegangel.bsky.social @cnn.com
www.cnn.com/2025/10/02/p...

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Out In National Security @outinnationalsecurity.org · 6d

The NDAA isn’t just policy on paper. It decides whether servicemembers can access healthcare, whether cadets can graduate, and whether #LGBTQIA families are treated as equal citizens.

www.outinnationalsecurity.org/2025/10/01/s...

State of the Fight: FY26 NDAA and Transgender Servicemembers

Merging activism and education in the LGBTQIA+ security professional space.

www.outinnationalsecurity.org

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