All posts tagged "service members"
-
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
-
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will allow transgender people to serve in national guard
Governor announced support for transgender troops last month, but stopped short of taking action
-
House passes National Defense Authorization Act with LGBTQ-inclusive amendments
On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on a largely party-line basis to approve the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes...
-
U.S. House approves defense bill amendment to allow transgender people to serve in the military
Defense bill will now head to Conference Committee, but Speier Amendment could be removed from final version
-
9th Circuit rules lower court can reconsider halting Trump’s transgender military ban
Under the new legal standard being applied, the government will have the burden of justifying the ban's existence
-
Trump tries to justify military ban by saying transgender people take “massive amounts of drugs”
President also cites cost of, and recovery time after, gender confirmation surgery in defending the ban
-
Federal appeals court dissolves last injunction halting Trump’s trans military ban
Trump administration is now free to begin implementing restrictions on transgender soldiers starting on April 12
-
Federal judge slaps down Trump administration’s efforts to jump-start trans service member ban
Administration cannot begin barring transgender troops until all appeals have been exhausted
-
Trump administration to begin enforcing transgender military ban on April 12
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced its intention to begin moving forward with implementing the Trump administration’s plan to bar most transgender individuals from...
-
D.C. Circuit rules injunction blocking Trump’s military ban should be lifted
Two judges on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued divergent concurring opinions regarding a preliminary injunction that is currently blocking the Trump administration from...
-
Maryland court lifts injunction on Trump’s transgender military ban
A federal judge in Maryland has lifted the last remaining injunction preventing the Trump administration from implementing its preferred policy barring most transgender military personnel...
-
Congressional lawmakers seek to block Trump’s transgender military ban
A bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers has introduced a bill to block President Donald Trump’s proposed ban on transgender troops from moving forward. Under the...
-
Transgender Navy service member: “I’m not a social experiment, I’m not a burden, and I’m not an expense.”
Guest to Trump's State of the Union Address says transgender service members aren't asking for special treatment
-
Lawmakers invite transgender military members to Trump’s State of the Union Address
Democrats hope presence of special guests will highlight transgender service members' sacrifices and ability to serve
-
Retired Navy SEAL calls Trump’s transgender military ban “bullshit”
Kristin Beck says arguments being used to justify a ban on transgender troops are flawed
