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Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Stephanie Russell-Kraft is a Brooklyn-based freelance reporter covering the intersections of religion, culture, law and gender. She has written for The New Republic, The Nation, Vice, and Religion & Politics, among others, and is a regular contributing reporter for Bloomberg Law. She's also the wife of a Green Beret and hates the Ballad of The Green Berets.

Recent articles from Stephanie Russell-Kraft

LGBT VETERANS DAY CEREMONY at Sgt. Leonard Matlovich Grave at the Historic Congressional Cemetery in Washington, November 11, 2015
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LGBTQ Vets, Uncomfortable With VA, Look To Each Other For Mental Health Care
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Alexx and Chip Pons, who serve separate commands as photojournalists at Joint Base San Antonio, Randolph, Texas, stand united as a married, dual-military, same sex couple. Since the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell in 2011 and the legalization of same-sex marriage in 2015, the two have been able to serve openly with the support of their Air Force family.
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‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Is Gone, But Its Effects Still Haunt LGBT Veterans
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‘Continuum Of Harm’: The Military Has Been Fighting Sexual Assault In Its Ranks For Decades, But Women Say It’s Still Happening