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Former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff: Transgender ban hurts military readiness
–Retired Admiral Michael Mullen, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, in a declaration submitted to...
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McCain supports blocking Trump’s trans military ban
Senator McCain said "we should welcome all those who are willing and able to serve"
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ACLU requests “immediate halt” to Trump’s transgender military ban
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a motion asking a judge to to “immediately halt” the Trump administration’s ban on out transgender service members...
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Senators introduce defense bill amendment to halt Trump’s trans military ban
Amendment would force Department of Defense to continue reviewing open deployment of trans troops
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Nancy Pelosi slams Trump’s transgender military ban at GLAAD gala
Lead House Democrat says ban "hurts and humiliates" patriotic Americans who serve in the Armed Forces
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Mattis temporarily halts transgender military ban for further study
Pentagon and Homeland Security to convene panel of experts to determine how best to implement ban
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Two additional lawsuits challenge Trump’s transgender military ban
A third lawsuit was previously filed to overturn any attempt to discriminate against trans service members
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Report: White House preparing to tell Pentagon to ban transgender military service
Military experts and LGBTQ advocates say president's concerns about cost of transgender troops are overblown
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Pentagon may amend Trump’s proposed transgender military ban
In his first public comments addressing President Trump’s proposed ban on transgender service members, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hinted that he and other Pentagon officials...
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Trans veteran: Gender dysphoria can negatively impact military readiness
—Jamie Shupe, a transgender non-binary retired Sergeant First Class who served in the U.S. Army for 18 years, writing in an editorial for MercatorNet, a...
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Navy professors’ report says trans military ban would cost $960 million
A new report by current and retired professors at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey projects that President Trump’s proposed ban on transgender military members...
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Trump: I’m doing the military “a great favor” by pushing transgender ban
President Donald Trump is defending his proposed ban on transgender individuals serving in the U.S. military, claiming that he’s doing the military a favor, reports...
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More than 50 members of Congress urge Pentagon not to comply with trans military ban
More than 50 Democrats from the U.S. House of Representatives have written a letter to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs...
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Calls to suicide hotline spike after introduction of trans military ban and Texas bathroom bill
The Trevor Project says that the number of transgender youth calling into its suicide prevention hotline spiked following the announcement of President Trump’s proposed ban...
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Forum: Ken Ochoa, trans servicemember, on Trump’s military ban
After Trump tweeted his trans military ban, I felt devastated. The Army is not just my career -- it is my life.
