U.K. Prime Minister Apologizes for Ban on LGBTQ+ Service Members
Rishi Sunak's apology came after the release of a report on how armed forces members were harmed by the policy.
July 25, 2023
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Op-ed: Why LGBT Veterans Still Need Our Help
The official ban on gay service members might be over, but the battle for full equality is not.
November 11, 2013
Trans Activists: Trump's Military Ban 'Appalling'
Transgender leaders minced no words about the president's announcement of a new ban on trans service members.
July 26, 2017
Trans Military Ban Advanced by 5 Cis Straight Male Justices
Numerous courts placed a hold on Trump's ban on trans service members. The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, allowed it to move forward.
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January 22, 2019
Press Secretary Claims Trump Is Pro-LGBTQ+, Punts Trans Ban Question
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tried to gaslight her way out of a question about the president's ban on trans service members.
July 13, 2020
Out former marine goes to Congress to fight 'don't ask, don't tell'
Eric Alva, the first American wounded in the Iraq War, has since come out and is working now to lift the ban on openly gay service members in the U.S. military.
February 28, 2007
Democratic congressional candidate waffles on military's gay ban
Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran and Democratic candidate for Congress, is at odds with two national gay rights groups over whether she supports repealing the military's ban on openly gay service members.
August 15, 2006
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
Vets Group, Hillary Point Out Trump's Cruelty Over Trans Military Ban
The ban on trans service members serves no purpose other than scapegoating and spreading hatred.
August 24, 2017
Bipartisan Senators, Reps Introduce Bill to Block Trans Ban
The legislation would circumvent Trump's ban on transgender service members, which SCOTUS allowed to go into effect.
February 7, 2019
Trump Admin Tries to Throw Out Suit Against Trans Military Ban
The administration says legal challenges to the ban are "premature" because, it claims, trans service members haven't been harmed by it yet.
October 5, 2017
A Trans Military Ban Will Not Erase Me
As the president's ban takes effect, an openly trans service member shares his thoughts on being one of the few trans people still serving.
April 12, 2019
New Law Would Benefit Gays Discharged Under DADT
Gay and lesbian military veterans discharged under the federal ban on openly LGBT service members may receive benefits through the state under a bill being considered by the Massachusetts state senate.
March 25, 2008
A trans military ban with far-reaching consequences
Members of two leading legal organizations fought against the transgender military ban before and plan on doing it again.
January 29, 2025
Transgender service members relieved after judge blocks Trump's military ban
"We are going to continue to show up every single day, put on our uniforms, and do the absolute best that we can to lead troops, our country, and do our jobs,” Second Lt. Nicolas Talbott said.
March 19, 2025
Transgender service members warn SCOTUS of ‘Un-American’ purge if Trump ban is reinstated
It would be “unprecedented and un-American,” lawyers argued.
May 2, 2025
Donald Trump is planning to kick transgender people out of the military: report
Unlike his previous ban that prohibited new members from signing up if they were transgender, Trump's proposed ban reportedly would medically discharge all current trans service members.
November 25, 2024
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
California Joins Lawsuit Against Trump's Trans Military Ban
The Golden State will put its considerable weight behind a case challenging the legality of Trump's impulsive ban on trans service members.
November 18, 2017
BREAKING: Pentagon's waiver for transgender troops forces them to deny their identities, court filing shows
The policy explicitly bans transgender service members from receiving gender-affirming medical care, including hormone therapy and gender-confirmation surgeries.
March 5, 2025
LGBTQ+ Troops and Vets Still Struggle Post-DADT, Study Finds
The end of "don't ask, don't tell" and the lifting of the trans military ban haven't solved all problems for LGBTQ+ service members and vets, says the Center for American Progress.
April 29, 2022