All posts tagged "pentagon"
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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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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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Congressman Pocan: Trump banning trans people from military is “outrageous and shameful”
Democratic politicians and LGBTQ organisations have slammed Trump's decision to ban trans people from serving openly
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Transgender Servicemembers on the End of the Ban
Transgender service members react to the Pentagon's lifting of the ban
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Pentagon will explore lifting transgender ban
The Pentagon will explore lifting the ban on open transgender military service, Defense Secretary Ash Carter has announced. Calling current regulations “outdated” and a source...
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Navy’s top sailor open to transgender military service
The Navy’s most senior enlisted sailor speaks out on transgender military service
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Army increases authority level needed to discharge transgender troops
The U.S. Army made it more difficult to discharge transgender servicemembers
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Obama open to lifting military’s ban on transgender service
The White House signaled their support for lifting the military’s longstanding ban on open transgender service
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Ashton Carter addresses military’s transgender ban
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter expressed his openness Sunday to allowing transgender Americans to serve in the military.
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Focus turns to Ashton Carter to review the military’s transgender ban
Will Defense Secretary Ashton Carter finally order a review of the military's transgender ban?
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As Hagel’s departure nears, no review ordered of military’s transgender ban
The Defense Secretary says he believes the military's "transgender issue will be dealt with in a fair way." But will he be the one to...
