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Hegseth attacks transgender service members in speech: 'No more dudes in dresses. We're done with that s**t'

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sparks outrage by denigrating transgender military members, saying the armed forces are "leaving wokeness behind."

Pete Hegseth is trying to force this transgender soldier out of the military. He won't leave voluntarily

The Trump administration says he and people like him lack "an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle."

Outrage after Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon tries to quietly move to kick out transgender troops

The Trump administration directive looking to discharge trans service members was tucked away in a court filing.

Senate Republicans deflect Democrats’ tough Pete Hegseth questions by making transgender people a joke

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense deflected most of the substantive questions he was asked.

Hegseth issues ultimatum to trans troops: Resign by Pride or else

Of course the secretary of Defense assigned a voluntary resignation cutoff date in the first week of Pride month. It comes after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to enforce the ban.

How the Boy Scouts became a target of the Trump administration's wrath

Here's how the group, now called Scouting America, became too inclusive for the Trump administration.

Army memo sends mixed signals to transgender service members

“All servicemembers will be treated with dignity and respect at all times,” the memo denying transgender soldiers of their existence states.

Pete Hegseth melts down over media coverage & gender questions in explosive Pentagon press conference

The former Fox News host accused the press of “cheering against Trump.”

Pete Hegseth receives jeers from U.S. service members’ families at military base in Germany

The Defense secretary did not receive a warm welcome on his first foreign trip.

Pentagon orders immediate stop to gender-affirming care for transgender troops

The Department of Defense will no longer provide medical care for trans service members.

Donald Trump signs new executive order affecting transgender military members

He signed the order Monday night on Air Force 1.

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New U.S. Coast Guard policy OK with some swastikas & nooses, but not transgender service members

Hate symbols will now be recategorized as "potentially divisive.”

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Harvey Milk is an icon. Pete Hegseth is an idiot

Opinion: You can take his name off a ship, but Milk is still far more of a "warrior" than the petty Pete Hegseth, writes John Casey.

Defense Department reinstates gender-affirming care for trans troops

It represents another setback for the Trump administration.

Army appears to make trans service ban official with social media post

The Army “will no longer allow transgender individuals to join the military and will stop performing or facilitating procedures associated with gender transition for service members,” the post states.

U.S. Army orders systematic erasure of transgender troops’ gender identity

Commanders have been ordered to review service records and make changes to reflect a service member's birth sex.

Pentagon says it will start kicking transgender people out of military this month

While a federal judge considers blocking the policy altogether, the Pentagon is moving forward.

Trump administration says trans service members have until March 26 to quit Air Force

The Air Force says transgender service members have to leave before the end of March or face an uncertain future.

Attorneys urge appeals court to see Trump’s trans military ban is rooted in bigotry, not national security

“The government made no secret of its intent," lead attorney Jennifer Levi of GLAD Law told The Advocate in an interview.

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Federal judge will hear last-minute Trump admin request to undo block on trans military ban

The hearing comes as Judge Ana Reyes's injunction was scheduled to take effect.