Senate OK's Defense Bill Without Anti-LGBTQ+ Provisions, Setting Up Fight With House
Fights are likely over individual appropriations bills as well.
July 28, 2023
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Yale Law School to Allow Military Recruiters Back On Campus
Yale Law School will end its policy of not working with military recruiters following a court ruling this week that jeopardized about $300 million in federal funding, school officials said Wednesday. Yale and other universities had objected to the Pentagon's ''don't ask, don't tell'' policy that allows gay men and women to serve in the military only if they keep their sexual orientation to themselves. Yale Law School had refused to assist military recruiters because the Pentagon wouldn't sign a nondiscrimination pledge.
September 20, 2007
The Right-Wing Is Weaponizing Gender Panic
Around the globe, conservative forces are using the "gender ideology" movement to score all kinds of victories.
June 23, 2019
Pro-Equality Lawmakers Demand Removal of Anti-LGBTQ+ Sections From Defense Bill
The House version of the National Defense Authorization Act includes bans on trans health care, Pride flags, drag shows, and more.
September 21, 2023
Transgender American Suspended by Ukrainian Military After Controversial Video
Sarah Ashton-Cirillo's comments about hunting down Russian "propagandists" drew a complaint from Republican U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance.
September 21, 2023
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
Gay Man Confirmed as Air Force Undersecretary
Eric Fanning now holds the second-highest civilian position in the Air Force.
April 19, 2013
Pentagon Cancels Drag Show at Nevada Air Force Base Ahead of Pride Month
The move stands in opposition to the message of LGBTQ+ support the Biden Administration has been sending publicly.
June 1, 2023
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.
July 26, 2019
Nearly 300 groups urge Congress to reject anti-trans provision in defense spending bill
"This legislation has been hijacked by Speaker Mike Johnson and anti-LGBTQ+ lawmakers," says Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson.
December 9, 2024
Confident Obama Offers Alternative to Republicans
In his last State of the Union, the president promised to shake up the usual speechmaking.
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January 12, 2016
Bipartisan Senate Duo Seeks to Block Trans Military Ban
Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Susan Collins will try to block the ban through an amendment to the defense spending bill.
September 11, 2017
Do or Die for 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Gay rights activist with an actor-model-author hyphenate, Reichen Lehmkuhl kicks off his Advocate.com column with a blunt look at the state of "don't ask, don't tell," promises made by President-elect Obama, and why gay Americans can't let the passing of Prop. 8 distract us from continuing to fight to overturn the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military.
December 4, 2008
Report: Mike Pence Lobbying Against Funding of Trans Troops' Transition Costs
One bill to ban such coverage failed, but sources say Pence is renewing the effort.
July 25, 2017
Congress Narrowly Rejects Anti-Trans Military Amendment
The Hartzler amendment "would have ripped away medically necessary health care for transgender service members and military dependents," according to OutServe-SLDN.
July 13, 2017
Activists want SF to oppose military recruitment in schools
Ballot measure would put the city on record as opposing the presence of recruiters in public schools.
July 12, 2005