Combat vet Tammy Duckworth leads Democrats’ final plea to stop Pentagon purge as trans military ban begins
“Mr. Secretary, do not implement this ban," the Illinois senator wrote in a letter to Pete Hegseth.
JUNE 5, 2025
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Remember Charlottesville, when Trump saw 'very fine people on both sides'? Today, he'd pick just one
Opinion: For Trump, it’s raging racism instead of dog-whistles after his Oval Office ambush of South African President Ramaphosa, writes John Casey.
MAY 23, 2025
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."
MAY 15, 2025
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."
MAY 7, 2025
Pete Buttigieg warns of ‘major concern’ over dangerous Trump-era instability
The gay former transportation secretary warned of the ramifications of the second Trump administration's chaos.
MAY 7, 2025
Defense Department reinstates gender-affirming care for trans troops
It represents another setback for the Trump administration.
APRIL 24, 2025
Trump's DOJ struggles defending trans military ban during D.C. appeals court hearing
The 3-judge panel appeared skeptical of the reasoning behind the government’s arguments.
APRIL 22, 2025
Chuck Schumer & Hakeem Jeffries commit to defending trans rights at star-studded Pride gala
“House Democrats will always stand with the LGBTQ community — including our transgender fellow Americans,” Hakeem Jeffries said.
JUNE 5, 2025
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.
MAY 22, 2025
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.
MAY 12, 2025
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.
MAY 8, 2025
100 days and 100 of the most hilarious, horrific, and heinous things done by the Trump administration
Opinion: A painstaking look at 100 of the top blunders, mishaps, and mistakes of Trump, his loyalists, and his minions, from John Casey.
APRIL 30, 2025
Is Pete Hegseth violating judges’ orders blocking the Pentagon’s trans military ban? Senators demand answers
The Democratic lawmakers are asking the Pentagon to respond to simple questions.
APRIL 23, 2025
It starts with words: Censoring books in schools is the new book burnings
Opinion: While you don’t see many literal book burnings anymore, censorship is still occuring in the U.S., argues Lambda Legal's Kevin Jennings.
APRIL 22, 2025
For Pride Month, homophobe Hegseth orders Navy to strip Harvey Milk's name from ship
An official with the Department of Defense said the timing during Pride Month was intentional.
JUNE 3, 2025
Donald Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ cabinet: An in-depth look
Trump's 2.0 cabinet is a cast of characters from right-wing television and MAGA politics. Here are their LGBTQ+ rights records.
MAY 26, 2025
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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MAY 15, 2025
Combat vet Paul Rieckhoff warns trans military purge is ‘tip of the spear’ in Trump’s war on all Americans
He said the Trump administration is implementing policies in the agency with “the biggest budget, biggest guns” to make it easy to “push around the rest of the government.”
MAY 9, 2025
Virginia federal judge sets hearing on Hegseth’s censorship in military service members’ kids’ schools
The ACLU filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to block the Pentagon from purging books and culture.
MAY 8, 2025
Legal team tells D.C. appeals court Hegseth’s words show Trump’s trans military ban is about hate, not policy
Attorneys say the Talbott case hinges on a district court judge's opinion that the Trump administration policy is "soaked with animus."
MAY 7, 2025
Makeup, lights, camera, and action! Pete Hegseth stars in ‘Defenseless Secretary’
Opinion: There is no defense for the secretary’s unconstitutionality, his danger to national security, and his discriminatory "warrior" ethos, writes John Casey.
APRIL 25, 2025