American Military Partner Association

The American Military Partner Association
Founded2009
Dissolved2019
Location
  • Washington, D.C.
Key people
Stephen Peters, Founder and President Emeritus

Ashley Broadway, most recent President

Jim Cassidy, Founding Board Member
Websitewww.militarypartners.org
Formerly called
Campaign for Military Partners
Note: This organization later merged into Modern Military Association of America (MMAA) in 2019.
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The American Military Partner Association (AMPA) was a non-profit organization for the partners, spouses, and families of America's LGBT service members and veterans.[1]

AMPA traced its roots to the "Campaign for Military Partners," an organization founded by the same-sex partners of service members and sponsored by Servicemembers United (SU).[2] With the close of SU following the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT), in 2012, Stephen Peters organized AMPA into an independent non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization in Washington, DC. Ashley Broadway, the spouse of an active duty soldier, and Jim Cassidy, the spouse of an active duty sailor, joined Stephen as founding board members.[3]

In May 2019, AMPA merged with OutServe-SLDN to form the Modern Military Association of America — a united voice for the LGBTQ military and veteran community.[4] MMAA carries on the missions of both AMPA and OutServe-SLDN through education, advocacy, and support for LGBTQ service members, veterans, military spouses, family members and allies.[5]

  1. ^ "About | The American Military Partner Association". Militarypartners.org. 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  2. ^ "Announcing the Servicemembers United "Campaign For Military Partners"". Daily KOS. December 23, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  3. ^ "About | The American Military Partner Association". Militarypartners.org. 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  4. ^ Peters, Stephen. "Our Mission". Modern Military Association of America. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  5. ^ Peters, Stephen. "Modern Military Association of America". Modern Military Association of America. Retrieved 2019-08-13.