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Trump ally Michael Flynn submits ‘extreme’ legal brief brimming with bigotry in trans military case

He wrote that coupling transgender people "with ready access to fully automatic firearms and other powerful weapons might not be the best of ideas."

New Republican House bill bans transgender troops & seeks to strip trans vets of security clearances

Alabama GOP Rep. Barry Moore wants to enshrine discrimination against transgender people into federal law.

Donald Trump signs new executive order affecting transgender military members

He signed the order Monday night on Air Force 1.

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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to enforce transgender military ban

The ruling, which only lifts a preliminary injunction, is counter to what all lower courts have said about the issue.

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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.

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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Transgender service members warn SCOTUS of ‘Un-American’ purge if Trump ban is reinstated

It would be “unprecedented and un-American,” lawyers argued.

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.

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.

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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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.

Trump administration admits to judge it doesn’t know how many troops are trans—or why it’s banning them

“The Department of Defense does not track service members or applicants by gender identity,” DOJ lawyers told a judge in a Saturday filing.

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

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

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.

Transgender Army officer Erica Vandal was born into military service. Now, she's suing Trump to stay in

In her legacy family, there was never a question whether she would serve in the military.

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.

Why I’m Not Going to Pentagon Pride

It’s not because this lesbian Army veteran wasn’t invited to Wednesday’s event. Sue Fulton refuses to celebrate with the Department of Defense until all Americans can serve openly. 

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GOP Sen. Wonders: Which Bathroom for Trans Troops?

Conservative Republican Senator Jim Inhofe expressed confusion about which bathroom transgender troops would use once the ban is lifted against transgender Americans serving openly in the military.

Hagel's Exit Leaves Unfinished Business For LGBT Military

Chuck Hagel spent two years as Defense secretary, but plenty is still left to be done to bring full LGBT equality to the military.

Trump’s Military Ban Ignores Science to Inflict Harm

There is no rationale for the president's cruelty, except being cruel.

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.