All posts tagged "military"
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LGBTQ Youth with Parents in Military Face Higher Risk of Suicide
A report by The Trevor Project finds youth with a parent in the military have higher odds of experiencing anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation.
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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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Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls for End to Pride Month
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is facing backlash for calling an end to recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month, while also making unsubstantiated claims about...
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Federal Court Strikes Down Pentagon’s Discriminatory HIV Policy
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Defense to stop discriminating against service members living with HIV and allow them to deploy and...
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National Guard told lesbian to be ‘more feminine’ to progress, lawsuit claims
Kristin Kingrey accuses the West Virginia Air National Guard of blocking her from progressing after she was told to wear makeup
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Gay man ‘tortured’ for days by Air Force after sexuality uncovered
A man has accused military police of repeatedly assaulting him in the 1980s after discovering that he was gay.
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Democratic senators introduce resolution apologizing for government discrimination against LGBTQ community
A new U.S. Senate resolution apologizes for decades of discrimination against LGBTQ military personnel and federal civilian employees.
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Pentagon maintains Trump’s ban on Pride flags at military bases
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin refused to make an exception to the flag ban for Pride Month, with the Pentagon citing "challenges"
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Openly gay pilot leaving Navy after homophobic harassment
Lt. Adam Adamski, an openly gay Navy pilot, no longer feels "part of the military" after he was "segregated" by homophobia
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Joe Biden nominates Gina Ortiz Jones, a lesbian Iraq war veteran, as Under Secretary of the Air Force
President Joe Biden has nominated Gina Ortiz Jones, a lesbian Iraq war veteran, to be the next Under Secretary of the Air Force.
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SNL’s Michael Che accused of transphobia over Biden joke
Che's joke about repealing Trump's ban on trans people serving in the military fell flat with some
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Transgender service members react to repeal of Trump military ban
Transgender recruits and enlisted members look forward to serving without fear of being discharged for who they are.
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Acclaim for Biden’s Repeal of the Transgender Military Ban
Speaker Pelosi, HRC, the Task Force, the Victory Fund are a few organizations celebrating the executive order.
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President Biden repeals Trump’s ban on transgender service members
President Joe Biden has repealed the Trump administration's ban prohibiting most transgender people from serving in the U.S. military.
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President-elect Biden appoints trans veteran Shawn Skelly to transition team
Skelly is a U.S. Navy veteran and previously served under President Obama in the Department of Defense
