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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.

Military discharges hundreds of medics under gay ban

New data show that hundreds of medical experts are among those who have been sacked under the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

Op-ed: The Policies Keeping Trans People From Military Service

Only policy stands between transgender people and the military service some seek.

Pentagon begins mass removal of transgender troops

A May 15 Department of Defense memo orders commanders to review medical records of troops suspected to be trans.

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Caught in the Crossfire

These servicemembers put their lives on the line.

Op-ed: Remember Trans People Lost Serving in Silence

The executive director of the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund has an important reminder for Memorial Day.

Hospital Canceled Hysterectomy for Trans Man Minutes Before Surgery

Oliver Knight is now suing the Catholic hospital in northern California.

Pentagon’s so-called waiver for trans troops is a cruel hoax

"It's a trap," one legal expert told The Advocate.

Ending the Trans Military Ban: 'Let's Just Get This Done'

The former Army captain and West Point graduate has a message for outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel: End the military's ban on open service by transgender Americans.

Trump administration announces end to gender-affirming care for transgender veterans

The announcement comes days after the VA denied it was rolling back policies for trans people’s dignity.

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Op-ed: Remembering Stonewall Veteran Danny Garvin

A historian of LGBT history remembers a man who lived a full, fascinating, inspiring life.

Project 2025 vowed to roll back LGBTQ+ rights. Here's everything Trump has done so far

Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.

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Trump’s Trans Military Ban Is No Match for Their Love

Logan and Laila Ireland became the face of transgender Americans serving in the military whose lives are now in flux, but their happy marriage can't be diminished.

Electric Shock Treatment, Overt Homophobia in U.K. Armed Forces: Report

Details from a report due out next month paint a culture of “overt homophobia” in the country’s military.

13 LGBT Heroes Who Need Their Own Hollywood Biopic

Harvey Milk, Mark Bingham, and Alan Turing all had great films made about their lives. Here's who should be next.

HIV-Positive Airmen Continue to Fight Discharge

The military contends the men can't be deployed overseas, despite all scientific evidence to the contrary.

Court Blocks Discharge of HIV-Positive Air Force Members

The Air Force wasn't relying on modern science in its attempt to discharge two HIV-positive airmen, a judge rules.

The Pentagon Tried to Discharge Me for Being HIV+. Today I Fight Back

We need the Fourth Circuit to recognize that the Air Force is violating its own regulations by discharging me and other Airmen living with HIV.

HIV-Positive Airmen Won a Huge Victory Against Trump—and Stigma

The Fourth Circuit decreed that HIV-related stigma has no place in government or employment.