Can trans rights survive in a Republican-controlled Congress?
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JANUARY 12, 2025
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Republicans Use Defense Bill to Restrict Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care
GOPers like to say they “support the troops,” but when it comes down to it, they don’t support certain troops.
JULY 14, 2023
House Passes Defense Bill Allowing Discrimination Against LGBT Workers
House Republican Steve Russell amended a federal defense spending bill to include provisons for discrimination against LGBT workers on religious grounds.
MAY 19, 2016
BREAKING: U.S. House passes defense spending bill with anti-trans provision
The bill, which now goes to the Senate, would deny insurance coverage for gender-affirming care for trans children of service members.
DECEMBER 11, 2024
House OK's Defense Funding Bill That Would Undo Trans Military Ban
The bill, which must be reconciled with the Senate's version, also would make it easier for LGB veterans to upgrade their discharge status.
JULY 12, 2019
Voters Oppose Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Abortion Amendments to Defense Bill: Poll
Those are the findings of a Data for Progress survey of likely voters.
JULY 25, 2023
Congress Drops Hate Crimes From Department of Defense Bill
Congress has dropped legislation that would have expanded hate-crimes laws to include attacks on gays after it became clear the measure wouldn't pass the House, aides said Thursday. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy, was widely supported by Democrats and even some moderate Senate Republicans. But because it was attached to a major Department of Defense policy bill that would have authorized more money for the Iraq war, many antiwar Democrats said they would oppose it.
DECEMBER 7, 2007
Transgender Legislator Introduces Bill to Abolish Gay & Trans 'Panic Defense'
The first out transgender person elected to office in Montana invoked a recent attack on someone the attacker claimed was trans in support of her bill outlawing the panic defense.
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Gay Democrat is lone LGBTQ+ vote in Congress for anti-trans national defense bill
New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas defended his support for the National Defense Authorization Act that strips trans kids of military members of care in a statement to The Advocate.
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Senator Levin to Add Hate-Crimes Measure to Defense Bill
A senior Senate Democrat said Tuesday that he wants to use a major defense policy bill to expand federal hate-crimes laws to protect gays, bring troops home from Iraq, and force Baghdad to pay more toward reconstruction costs.
APRIL 23, 2008
GOP Defense Bill Stripped of Anti-LGBTQ+ and Anti-Abortion Measures
Key conservative measures, including restrictions on transgender health care and reproductive health benefits, was dropped from the final $886 billion defense bill.
DECEMBER 10, 2023
Republicans Attempt to Hijack Defense Bill With Anti-Transgender Amendments​
Far-right lawmakers want to use the bill to target access to abortion, gender-affirming care, and more in the military.
JULY 13, 2023
Senate passes defense bill with anti-trans language; now goes to Biden
Advocates are calling on President Joe Biden to veto it.
DECEMBER 18, 2024