All posts tagged "pentagon"
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More than 50 members of Congress urge Pentagon not to comply with trans military ban
More than 50 Democrats from the U.S. House of Representatives have written a letter to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs...
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Congressman Pocan: Trump banning trans people from military is “outrageous and shameful”
Democratic politicians and LGBTQ organisations have slammed Trump's decision to ban trans people from serving openly
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Transgender Servicemembers on the End of the Ban
Transgender service members react to the Pentagon's lifting of the ban
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Pentagon will explore lifting transgender ban
The Pentagon will explore lifting the ban on open transgender military service, Defense Secretary Ash Carter has announced. Calling current regulations “outdated” and a source...
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Navy’s top sailor open to transgender military service
The Navy’s most senior enlisted sailor speaks out on transgender military service
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Army increases authority level needed to discharge transgender troops
The U.S. Army made it more difficult to discharge transgender servicemembers
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Obama open to lifting military’s ban on transgender service
The White House signaled their support for lifting the military’s longstanding ban on open transgender service
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Ashton Carter addresses military’s transgender ban
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter expressed his openness Sunday to allowing transgender Americans to serve in the military.
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Focus turns to Ashton Carter to review the military’s transgender ban
Will Defense Secretary Ashton Carter finally order a review of the military's transgender ban?
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As Hagel’s departure nears, no review ordered of military’s transgender ban
The Defense Secretary says he believes the military's "transgender issue will be dealt with in a fair way." But will he be the one to...
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Air Force secretary expects review of military’s transgender ban
The military’s longstanding ban on open transgender service is likely to face review within the next year, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said in...
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Hagel urged to act on military’s transgender ban before departure
Chuck Hagel is facing renewed calls to order a review of the military’s longstanding ban on transgender service.
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Pentagon officials sued for denying Chelsea Manning medical treatment
Lawyers for Chelsea Manning filed a lawsuit against Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and other Defense Department and Army officials in federal court Tuesday for...
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Commission charts path for open transgender military service
More than three months after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the White House voiced support for a review of the military’s ban on transgender service,...
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Transgender military equality: The plan of attack
Inside the fight for transgender equality in the American military
