Air Force Creates LGBTQA, Indigenous Focus Groups to Address Diversity Issues
3 May 2021
Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk
The U.S. Air Force has put together two new teams to address barriers and other issues affecting airmen and Space Force Guardians belonging to the LGBTQA or Native American communities.
The service on April 26 announced the formation of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Initiative Team, or LIT, and the Indigenous Nations Equality Team, or INET, to better analyze issues impacting diversity, career limitations and retention of these service members, according to a news release.
"With the addition of these two groups, we will have a better understanding of barriers to service, which allows us to enhance our diversity and inclusion," Gwendolyn DeFilippi, assistant deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services, said in the release. "Our Airmen and Guardians are the pulse of our Department's culture and the diverse backgrounds; inputs from these volunteer groups [are] vital."
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