All posts tagged "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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President Biden Pardons Military Members for Gay Sex Convictions
The pardon will allow thousands of LGBTQ former service members to amend their military records and potentially recoup lost pay and benefits.
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U.S. Army’s First Trans Officer Indicted for Spying for Russia
A U.S. military doctor who claimed to be the first-known active duty Army officer to come out as transgender in 2015 has been indicted for...
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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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U.S. House approves amendment to repeal Trump’s transgender military ban
Fate of amendment is uncertain, and could be stripped out by Senate Republicans in conference committee
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Trump’s trans military ban could be easily reversed in 30 days
A new memo says military has infrastructure in place to rapidly reverse restrictions on transgender service
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116 members of Congress call for end to transgender military ban
Letter argues that the ban is unlawful, based on Supreme Court's ruling in a recent workplace discrimination case
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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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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will allow transgender people to serve in national guard
Governor announced support for transgender troops last month, but stopped short of taking action
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House passes National Defense Authorization Act with LGBTQ-inclusive amendments
On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on a largely party-line basis to approve the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes...
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U.S. House approves defense bill amendment to allow transgender people to serve in the military
Defense bill will now head to Conference Committee, but Speier Amendment could be removed from final version
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9th Circuit rules lower court can reconsider halting Trump’s transgender military ban
Under the new legal standard being applied, the government will have the burden of justifying the ban's existence
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Trump tries to justify military ban by saying transgender people take “massive amounts of drugs”
President also cites cost of, and recovery time after, gender confirmation surgery in defending the ban
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Federal appeals court dissolves last injunction halting Trump’s trans military ban
Trump administration is now free to begin implementing restrictions on transgender soldiers starting on April 12
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Federal judge slaps down Trump administration’s efforts to jump-start trans service member ban
Administration cannot begin barring transgender troops until all appeals have been exhausted
