All posts tagged "Department of Defense"
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Air Force to Discharge Transgender Troops With No Appeals
The U.S. Air Force has issued new guidance, in two memos signed by interim assistant secretary for manpower and reserve affairs Brian Scarlett, detailing how...
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Air Force to Strip Retirement Benefits from Transgender Troops
Transgender Air Force members with 15â18 years of service are being denied early retirement â and the benefits theyâve spent years earning.
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U.S. Halts $175 Million for UPenn Over Trans Athlete
The Trump administration has paused federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania for allowing a transgender swimmer to compete in 2022.
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Trump Paves Way to Ban Transgender Service Members
Trump's order declares transgender identity, and gender-affirming care, to be incompatible with military readiness.
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Federal court orders Pentagon to turn over documents behind transgender military ban
Documents could reveal who and what influenced the administration to ban trans individuals from serving openly
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LGBTQ advocates urge federal court to prevent discharge of HIV-positive service members
Plaintiffs want to keep their jobs while they argue for altering the military's deployment policies for HIV-positive soldiers
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UPDATE: U.S. House votes to defund Trump’s transgender ban
Amendment to defense appropriations bill would bar Defense Department funds from being used to enforce ban
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Federal judge allows challenge to Pentagon’s policy on HIV-positive service members to move forward
Sgt. Nick Harrison sued after he was denied a chance to commission as a JAG officer
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Sgt. Nick Harrison is fighting back against Trump’s outdated HIV military policy
The Trump administration's outdated "Deploy or Get Out" policy puts hundreds of HIV-positive servicemembers at risk of being discharged. Sgt. Nick Harrison refuses to go...
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Advocates ask federal court to stop Pentagon from discharging HIV-positive service members
Without a preliminary injunction, HIV-positive service members face an imminent threat of being discharged
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HIV-positive veteran sues Defense Department over policy classifying him as “non-deployable”
Lawyers for Nick Harrison say the Pentagon's approach to HIV is outdated and not based on science
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Second transgender recruit enlists in U.S. military
But uncertainty lingers around the recommendations the Pentagon will make regarding a proposed transgender ban
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First openly transgender recruit has enlisted in the military
An Illinois soldier has met all the necessary requirements to enlist, though his or her identity remains secret
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RNC approves resolution supporting Trump’s transgender military ban
Resolution calls being transgender "a disqualifying psychological and physical" condition
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ACLU requests “immediate halt” to Trump’s transgender military ban
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a motion asking a judge to to “immediately halt” the Trump administration’s ban on out transgender service members...
