All posts tagged "Department of Defense"
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Federal court orders Pentagon to turn over documents behind transgender military ban
Documents could reveal who and what influenced the administration to ban trans individuals from serving openly
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LGBTQ advocates urge federal court to prevent discharge of HIV-positive service members
Plaintiffs want to keep their jobs while they argue for altering the military's deployment policies for HIV-positive soldiers
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UPDATE: U.S. House votes to defund Trump’s transgender ban
Amendment to defense appropriations bill would bar Defense Department funds from being used to enforce ban
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Federal judge allows challenge to Pentagon’s policy on HIV-positive service members to move forward
Sgt. Nick Harrison sued after he was denied a chance to commission as a JAG officer
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Sgt. Nick Harrison is fighting back against Trump’s outdated HIV military policy
The Trump administration's outdated "Deploy or Get Out" policy puts hundreds of HIV-positive servicemembers at risk of being discharged. Sgt. Nick Harrison refuses to go...
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Advocates ask federal court to stop Pentagon from discharging HIV-positive service members
Without a preliminary injunction, HIV-positive service members face an imminent threat of being discharged
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HIV-positive veteran sues Defense Department over policy classifying him as “non-deployable”
Lawyers for Nick Harrison say the Pentagon's approach to HIV is outdated and not based on science
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Second transgender recruit enlists in U.S. military
But uncertainty lingers around the recommendations the Pentagon will make regarding a proposed transgender ban
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First openly transgender recruit has enlisted in the military
An Illinois soldier has met all the necessary requirements to enlist, though his or her identity remains secret
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RNC approves resolution supporting Trump’s transgender military ban
Resolution calls being transgender "a disqualifying psychological and physical" condition
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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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Congress to Trump: Trans ban “questions professionalism” of service members
Letter compares ban to past attempts to exclude certain groups from military service
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Log Cabin to Defense Department: Keep letting transgender troops serve
The Log Cabin Republicans is lending its voice to the chorus of those opposed to President Trump’s proposed ban on transgender service members. On Tuesday,...
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45 U.S. senators urge Mattis to nix Trump’s proposed trans military ban
A bipartisan group of 45 senators has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis urging him to advise President Tump against implementing...
