HRC, Lambda Legal sue to stop Trump's transgender military ban
They filed the suit on behalf of six trans service members, one aspiring enlistee, and the Gender Justice League.
February 6, 2025
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Trump revokes Biden's order that lifted trans military ban, clearing way for new ban
The new president hasn't issued a ban yet, but this action will allow him to.
January 21, 2025
Ash Carter, Defense Secretary Who Supported Trans Soldiers, Dies at 68
He led the Department of Defense's effort to include transgender service members in the ranks of the U.S. military.
October 25, 2022
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Dear Ash Carter: You Have Big Shoes To Fill
The next Defense secretary will likely have to carry the mantle of fully integrating all LGBT people into the military. Is Ash Carter game to do it?
December 23, 2014
New Defense Sec. 'Open-Minded' on Trans Military Ban
Just five days after being sworn in, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter indicated that he wants everyone who is willing and able to serve to be able to do so -- and the White House agrees.
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February 23, 2015
Huckabee: Obama's Prioritizing Pride Over ISIS
President Obama's priorities are way out of line, says the former Arkansas governor.
June 10, 2015
Pentagon Ends Trans Military Ban: "These Are the Kind of People We Want"
Starting today, transgender members of the U.S. military can serve openly.
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June 30, 2016
Marine Corps Training, Titles to Go Gender-Neutral
In response to the opening of combat positions to women, the U.S. Marine Corps is reevaluating its titles and training protocol for entry-level troops.Â
January 7, 2016
Victory for Trans Rights at Federal Appeals Court
The Seventh Circuit becomes the first federal appeals court to base a ruling on trans student rights on Title IX and the U.S. Constitution.
May 30, 2017
Retired Generals: Don't Delay Accepting Trans Troops
Their statement comes amid reports that Defense Secretary James Mattis might put a hold on bringing in transgender recruits.
June 8, 2017
ISIS Claims to Have Executed Another Gay Man
The execution, in which the man was thrown off a building and then stoned, reportedly took place in Aleppo, Syria.
December 6, 2016
Republicans Worried About Trans Service Members in Showers
That's one of several objections raised by GOP House members who want to reinstate the ban on trans troops.
June 29, 2017
Joe Biden to End Trump's Dangerous, Bigoted Trans Military Ban
Biden is kicking off his first full week as president by keeping a campaign promise to repeal Trump's discriminatory ban on transgender soldiers.Â
January 24, 2021
Op-ed: Being a Trans Ally Can Start With a Simple Question
The promised study of allowing transgender people to serve openly in the military seemed stalled for a while, but one gay man asked a simple question to help move things along.
February 26, 2015
Two Trans Soldiers to Retire With Rare Distrinction
Army Staff Sgt. Alleria Stanley and Sgt. First Class Kinzie Maxfield, both trans women, transitioned on active duty and will retire with full benefits after being honorably discharged.Â
November 14, 2022
End of Trans Military Ban to Be Announced July 1
The move comes after years of work by LGBT activists.
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June 24, 2016
Scott Walker Would Keep Trans Military Ban
Wisconsin governor and presidential hopeful Scott Walker says he 'wouldn't change' the military's current ban on transgender service members.
August 10, 2015
Former Navy Secretary: Trans Military Ban 'Dumbest' Policy Ever
Ray Mabius made the remark on the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump's announcement of the ban.
July 27, 2018
Trans Navy Officer Has a Point to Make at State of the Union
And that is that she's just a service member like any other, says Petty Officer Second Class Megan Winters.
February 5, 2019
What's Trump Hiding on Trans Military Ban?
A Justice Department lawyer says the administration doesn't have to reveal certain details about the decision on the ban, but a judge says not so fast.
February 16, 2018