Trans service members have always been part of U.S. history
Across centuries of wars, bans, and battles for recognition, trans military members have answered the call. Now they're fighting for their right to do so.
November 3, 2025
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'Boots': How a closeted Marine's story became a Netflix show
The timely Netflix series stars Miles Heizer as a young gay man discovering himself and a brotherhood while serving in the military.
October 9, 2025
The former Marine who helped end DADT predicts the road ahead for LGBTQ+ service members
Trump’s Defense nominee Hegseth’s anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and the House passing the anti-trans defense spending bill mean that the assault on LGBTQ+ soldiers is just beginning.
December 14, 2024
Gay man fights for pardon after he was jailed for being LGBTQ+ in the military 30 years ago
One former Air Force officer who served 18 months in prison for consensual sodomy described a complicated, slow, and secretive process.
December 2, 2024
LGBTQ Military Groups Merge as Modern Military Association of America
The new group comes out of the merger of OutServe-SLDN and the American Military Partner Association.
May 11, 2019
Inside the military’s LGBTQ+ witch hunts
Trump’s return to the White House is resurfacing questions over who is fit to serve. Two veterans — from opposite sides — reveal the lasting harm of our discriminatory past.
December 8, 2024
Pete Hegseth really doesn’t like LGBTQ+ people in the military
He says he prefers a time when members of the U.S. armed forces could not serve openly.
December 12, 2024
Democratic Lawmakers Reintroduce Landmark LGBTQ+ Military Equality Bill
Lawmakers have reintroduce a bill to create a commission to address historic anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination.
September 21, 2023
Donald Trump’s offensively anti-LGBTQ+ military ad draws sharp criticism
The former president seemed keen on banning LGBTQ+ people from serving in the U.S. military in his second term.
October 15, 2024
LGBTQ+ Kids in Military Families Have More Mental Health Risks: Study
Those with a parent in the military report higher rates of mental health challenges, but family support makes a difference, says the Trevor Project.
August 31, 2022
Donald Trump-Loving Pastor’s Christian Military Academy Promises No LGBTQ+ or ‘Woke’ Teachings
Mark Burns regularly attacks the LGBTQ+ community and the transgender community in particular.
October 21, 2023
Pentagon Officials Fear Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Could Impact Military Readiness
The attacks on the LGBTQ+ community has dire consequences across American society.
June 8, 2023
Federal judge orders Pentagon to restore LGBTQ+ books, gender & diversity lessons in military schools
Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and DoDEA Director Beth Schiavino-Narvaez to comply immediately.
October 20, 2025
Republican Senate hopeful says U.S. military needs ‘alpha males and alpha females,’ not LGBTQ+ people
Hung Cao made the inflammatory remarks during Wednesday’s Virginia U.S. Senate debate.
October 3, 2024
HIV-Positive Service Members Targeted by Trump Win Partial Victory
Members of an LGBTQ military organization will be protected from discharge for having HIV.
March 27, 2020
Lesbian Rep. Becca Balint & ally Sen. Jeff Merkley file bill to nullify Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders
The No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act targets the trans military ban, the "two sexes" order, and more.
June 7, 2025
Russian Soldiers Reportedly Captured by LGBTQ+ Ukrainians
Some LGBTQ+ Ukrainians have joined military operations looking to push back Russia's invasion.
March 2, 2022
Gillibrand, Inslee Make Only Mentions of LGBTQ Rights at Debate
The New York senator raised her record fighting to repeal anti-LGBTQ military policies. And the Washington governor promised to be an ally.
August 1, 2019
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
The 10 Gayest Accomplishments of President Joe Biden
Biden, now officially running for a second term, is the most pro-LGBTQ+ president in U.S. history.
April 25, 2023