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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.

Federal judge dismantles Trump's trans military ban in explosive hearing

Judge Ana Reyes accused Department of Justice attorneys of being unprepared.

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.

Federal judge forces Trump administration to disclose all plans to implement trans military ban

The judge directed the federal government to notify both the court and plaintiffs if the Department of Defense issues any policy or guidance enforcing the challenged executive orders impacting transgender service members.

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.

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.

Trump's Justice Department files complaint about lesbian judge hearing trans military case

The department is accusing U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes of bias and misconduct.

Mitch McConnell will leave Senate with egregiously anti-LGBTQ+ record

The Republican, who announced Thursday that he will not run for reelection in 2026, has a record of opposition to LGBTQ+ equality.

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.

Blame Mitch McConnell if you’re scared and angry

Mitch McConnell closes out his Senate career with misplaced repentance, writes John Casey in an op-ed.

Democratic lawmakers lead congressional push to reverse Trump’s transgender military ban

California Democratic U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs is leading the charge.

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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 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.

Trump Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth enacts harshest anti-trans military policies yet

New enlistments for transgender people are stopped, care for existing service members paused and promotions held up, according to the defense secretary’s latest memo.

Here are all of Trump's executive orders that have targeted transgender people — so far

He's going after diversity programs, transgender students, and more with executive orders that will most definitely be contested in court.

Pete Buttigieg blasts ‘despicable’ Donald Trump for blaming D.C. plane crash on DEI

He was responding to the president’s claim that the former transportation secretary was a “disaster.”

Donald Trump signs new executive order affecting transgender military members

He signed the order Monday night on Air Force 1.

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What Trump and Hegseth's trans military ban means from the woman who helped lift the first one

“Trans people are the easy target because they’re least understood, but what’s to stop them from denying women and LGB individuals from serving?” Paula Neira warns.

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.