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The California Democrat expertly demolished a Republican proposal to ban drag shows on military bases — but it passed the House of Representatives anyways.
The LGBTQ+ veterans demand access to the healthcare, financial and education resources an honorable discharge would have afforded them.
Military Times has dubbed this "a workaround" of a law against naming bases for Confederates.
Gays in the U.S. military face continuing hostility on some bases and ships where commanders fail to prohibit harassment more than a decade after the "don't ask, don't tell" policy was enacted.
The department is maintaining a Trump-era policy, but a spokesman says the decision doesn't indicate any lack of respect for LGBTQ+ personnel.
The Defense secretary did not receive a warm welcome on his first foreign trip.
The House passed an antidiscrimination amendment sponsored by Rep. Jackie Speier (pictured), but the measure will have a tough time getting through the Senate.
It was “the absolute right thing to do,” Mark Milley told CNN.
An Army base in Missouri used the "don't ask, don't tell" policy to kick out more gay and lesbian soldiers than any other military installation last year.
While making delivery to a military base, Pablo Villaviciencio was arrested and now potentially faces deportation.
Those with a parent in the military report higher rates of mental health challenges, but family support makes a difference, says the Trevor Project.
