Abstract: When people in America think of a war veteran, they most likely picture an old, white, Christian man with an American flag pin on his shirt, a wife that supports him, and kids that aspire to be in the US military in the future and follow their father’s footsteps. But in reality, veterans come in all different races, backgrounds, genders, and sexualities. In fact, the addition of more diverse veterans has been steadily growing over the years, as it is becoming more and more common for women, people of color, and lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, plus (LGBTQ+) people to join the military. While I do not mean to separate these groups, and feel as though all veteran’s stories need to be shared, I particularly wanted to focus on how gay and lesbian veterans were able to fight against the white, straight, male veteran stereotype and voice what they had to go through. I agree that all veterans’ involvements and stories are valuable, but a point that needs emphasizing is how gay and lesbian veterans are undervalued and understudied, when they have come up against different, tougher experiences, simply because of who they love.