All posts tagged "service members"
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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...
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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
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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
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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
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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals dissolves 1 of 4 orders blocking Trump’s transgender military ban
Advocates call decision "a devastating slap in the face to transgender service members"
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Transgender service members ask SCOTUS to deny Trump administration’s request for review
Several transgender service members are asking the Supreme Court to reject a request from the Trump administration to rule on several challenges to a Trump-proposed...
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Trump’s Department of Defense has already begun discharging HIV-positive service members
Plaintiffs are being discharged despite receiving support of commanding officers and meeting medical and physical requirements to serve
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Transgender service members ask D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to keep blocking Trump’s military ban
Federal judges have previously ruled plaintiffs have a likelihood of success in arguing ban is unconstitutional
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Retired military officers and veterans among groups opposing transgender ban
A number of former military officers, veterans’ and civil rights organizations, women’s groups, military scholars and historians, and states have filed briefs supporting efforts to...
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LGBTQ groups ask court to keep injunction blocking transgender military ban in place
Lawyers for anonymous transgender troops argue their clients will be harmed if the ban is allowed to be implemented
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OutServe-SLDN President Matt Thorn to step down in coming months
Vice president of operations and strategy Andy Blevins to take helm starting on Dec. 1
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NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund files brief opposing transgender military ban
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund has filed an amicus brief urging the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rule that President Trump’s...
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Advocates ask D.C. federal court to permanently block Trump transgender military ban
Plaintiffs say "new" Pentagon policy is no different from previous, more sweeping ban on transgender service members
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Federal court denies Trump administration’s request to implement transgender military ban
After yet another defeat in court, the Trump administration is appealing Seattle judge's ruling to the 9th Circuit
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Over 100 members of Congress blast “flawed scientific and medical assertions” justifying Trump’s transgender military ban
Letter from congressmembers notes that DOD report "cherry-picked" outdated scientific studies to justify a ban
