All posts tagged "LGBTQ service members"
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820 Gay Veterans Receive Honorable Discharge Upgrades
The U.S. Department of Defense upgraded the dismissals of 820 former military service members to “honorable discharges” following a year-long review of their service records....
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Trump Ad Warns of a “Weak and Gay” Military Under Harris
The online ad uses the (anti-)war film "Full Metal Jacket" to push Trump's vision of a hypermasculine fighting force.
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Republican Says Islamic Militants “Hate Homosexuals More Than We Do”
A Florida Republican has been accused of admitting that the GOP hates LGBTQ people due to a speech supporting an anti-LGBTQ bill.
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Pentagon Report: Fears of Out LGB Military Members Were Unfounded
An overlooked Pentagon report issued last year by the Joint Chiefs of Staff has debunked decades-old claims that integrating out LGBTQ soldiers into the ranks...
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Palm Center, an LGBTQ Military Think Tank, Closes Down
The Palm Center, a research institute that specializes in researching LGBTQ inclusion in the U.S. military, is shutting down day-to-day operations after 24 years of...
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California Looks to Expand Assistance to LGBTQ Veterans
On Saturday, September 17, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a state bill into law that will provide assistance to military veterans who were forcibly discharged...
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Marines Push Back Against Anti-Gay Facebook Posts
The U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, South Carolina, has doubled down on supporting the LGBTQ community after homophobic comments were made under...
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Military veterans can now identify as trans or nonbinary in their medical records
The Department of Veterans Affairs will allow transgender and nonbinary service members to have gender identity listed in medical records.
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Gay congressman wants to correct military records of LGBTQ people discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
A congressional bill seeks to correct the military records of service members who received less than honorable discharges for being LGBTQ.
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Biden administration: LGBTQ military veterans discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” to receive full benefits
Ten years after the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the VA will allow discharged LGBTQ military veterans to recoup the benefits they lost.
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US military criticized for celebrating Pride Month despite transgender ban
Palm Center calls Armed Forces' touting of inclusion while transgender ban remains in place the "ultimate hypocrisy"
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Rhode Island, New York governors sign bills to help discharged gay veterans access benefits
Two Democratic governors recently signed legislation to help veterans discharged from the military because of their sexual orientation get state and local benefits. Rhode Island...
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Tulsi Gabbard says her time in the military led her to change her views on LGBTQ rights
Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard sought to clarify her record on, and explain how she evolved to become a supporter of marriage equality, nondiscrimination...
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Lesbian veteran, expelled in ’55, receives honorable discharge
—Helen Grace James, 90, speaking to NBC News about her “general discharge under honorable conditions” being upgraded to an honorable discharge on Tuesday. Back in...
