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U.K. Prime Minister Apologizes for Ban on LGBTQ+ Service Members

Rishi Sunak's apology came after the release of a report on how armed forces members were harmed by the policy.

Pentagon Ends Trans Military Ban: "These Are the Kind of People We Want"

Starting today, transgender members of the U.S. military can serve openly.

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Op-ed: Why LGBT Veterans Still Need Our Help

The official ban on gay service members might be over, but the battle for full equality is not.

Vets Group, Hillary Point Out Trump's Cruelty Over Trans Military Ban

The ban on trans service members serves no purpose other than scapegoating and spreading hatred.

Trans Activists: Trump's Military Ban 'Appalling'

Transgender leaders minced no words about the president's announcement of a new ban on trans service members.

Bipartisan Senators, Reps Introduce Bill to Block Trans Ban

The legislation would circumvent Trump's ban on transgender service members, which SCOTUS allowed to go into effect.

Scott Walker Would Keep Trans Military Ban

Wisconsin governor and presidential hopeful Scott Walker says he 'wouldn't change' the military's current ban on transgender service members.

Trump Admin Tries to Throw Out Suit Against Trans Military Ban

The administration says legal challenges to the ban are "premature" because, it claims, trans service members haven't been harmed by it yet.

California Joins Lawsuit Against Trump's Trans Military Ban

The Golden State will put its considerable weight behind a case challenging the legality of Trump's impulsive ban on trans service members.

Trans Military Ban Advanced by 5 Cis Straight Male Justices

Numerous courts placed a hold on Trump's ban on trans service members. The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, allowed it to move forward.

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Press Secretary Claims Trump Is Pro-LGBTQ+, Punts Trans Ban Question

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tried to gaslight her way out of a question about the president's ban on trans service members.

A Trans Military Ban Will Not Erase Me

As the president's ban takes effect, an openly trans service member shares his thoughts on being one of the few trans people still serving. 

LGBTQ+ Troops and Vets Still Struggle Post-DADT, Study Finds

The end of "don't ask, don't tell" and the lifting of the trans military ban haven't solved all problems for LGBTQ+ service members and vets, says the Center for American Progress.

Out former marine goes to Congress to fight 'don't ask, don't tell'

Eric Alva, the first American wounded in the Iraq War, has since come out and is working now to lift the ban on openly gay service members in the U.S. military.

New Law Would Benefit Gays Discharged Under DADT

Gay and lesbian military veterans discharged under the federal ban on openly LGBT service members may receive benefits through the state under a bill being considered by the Massachusetts state senate.

Democratic congressional candidate waffles on military's gay ban

Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran and Democratic candidate for Congress, is at odds with two national gay rights groups over whether she supports repealing the military's ban on openly gay service members.

Trans Navy Officer Has a Point to Make at State of the Union

And that is that she's just a service member like any other, says Petty Officer Second Class Megan Winters.

Court Blocks Trans Military Ban

A federal judge in D.C. ruled that military members challenging the ban were likely to succeed.

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Equality California Files Suit Against Trump's Trans Military Ban

"Trump has attacked American heroes," says executive director Rick Zbur.

Reversing Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Will Make Us Stronger

Two years after Donald Trump announced the ban, trans Americans remain committed to serving their country.

STUDY: Is U.S. Military Ready for Open Trans Service?

The movement to overturn the military's ban on open service by transgender people continues to gain momentum, putting pressure on the Defense Department to act.