All posts tagged "U.S. Department of Defense"
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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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Pentagon to Prohibit Future Drag Shows at Military Facilities
Nellis Air Force Base canceled a drag show after Pentagon officials expressed opposition to funding the shows with taxpayer money.
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Pentagon to Pay $1.3 Million to Military Members with HIV
The Department of Defense will pay $1,325,000 to settle claims for attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by the Modern Military Association of America and three...
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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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Pentagon issues new guidance allowing transgender troops to serve
The Pentagon has issued new guidance allowing transgender military members to serve openly and obtain gender-affirming health care.
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Two military cadets will be allowed to sue the Pentagon over its ban on HIV-positive service members
Judge rejects government's request to dismiss all charges alleging the HIV policy is outdated and discriminatory
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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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California congresswoman offers defense bill amendments to repeal bans on transgender service members and Pride flags
Rep. Jackie Speier continues her ongoing fight to promote LGBTQ inclusion within the military
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U.S. Navy grants waiver to transgender military member
Waiver marks the first exemption granted since the Trump administration's ban went into effect last year
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LGBTQ groups balk at removal of amendment to lift military’s transgender ban
LGBTQ groups are incensed and disappointed in the removal of an amendment from the National Defense Authorization Act that would have lifted President Trump’s ban...
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American Medical Association calls Trump’s transgender troop ban medically “deficient”
AMA takes issue with classification of transgender status as a type of "deficiency" to be fixed
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Trump administration to begin enforcing transgender military ban on April 12
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced its intention to begin moving forward with implementing the Trump administration’s plan to bar most transgender individuals from...
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Federal judge halts discharges of HIV-positive Air Force members
Judge issues injunction to prevent discharges of HIV-positive individuals while case is argued in court
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Congressional lawmakers seek to block Trump’s transgender military ban
A bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers has introduced a bill to block President Donald Trump’s proposed ban on transgender troops from moving forward. Under the...
