Inside the military’s LGBTQ+ witch hunts
Trump’s return to the White House is resurfacing questions over who is fit to serve. Two veterans — from opposite sides — reveal the lasting harm of our discriminatory past.
DECEMBER 8, 2024
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Eric Fanning Never Thought a Gay Man Could Have His Job
The new Army secretary gets why his appointment is historic, and even he's surprised.
JUNE 2, 2016
What’s Next in the Transgender Military Ban Cases
Enlistment is happening, but Trump is not giving up his fight against transgender service members.
JANUARY 5, 2018
WATCH: 'TransMilitary' Documentary Seeks to End Trans Service Ban
Transgender military veteran and activist Allyson Robinson has joined a new documentary project that hopes to raise awareness about the ban on open military service by trans Americans.
AUGUST 22, 2013
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
Army memo sends mixed signals to transgender service members
“All servicemembers will be treated with dignity and respect at all times,” the memo denying transgender soldiers of their existence states.
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Two military members denied promotions for having HIV just won their lawsuit
The settlement will see that the two are commissioned as officers "in recognition of the status and military careers they qualified for and earned years ago."
APRIL 9, 2024
Trans Military Recruit Vows to Fight On
While the Supreme Court has let the trans military ban go into effect, Conner Callahan and his fellow challengers aren't giving up.
JANUARY 24, 2019
Trump's Trans Ban Will Not Stand
Attorney Jennifer Levi, who's suing the president on behalf of GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, on why she's confident Trump will lose.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
Transgender service members relieved after judge blocks Trump's military ban
"We are going to continue to show up every single day, put on our uniforms, and do the absolute best that we can to lead troops, our country, and do our jobs,” Second Lt. Nicolas Talbott said.
MARCH 19, 2025
Military Ban on People Living With HIV Faces Legal Challenge
Advocates call the current policy discriminatory and "a serious equity issue."
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Military's First Openly Gay Secretary Halfway to Confirmed
Eric Fanning has passed the second-to-last hurdle to becoming the first out person to lead the Army or any branch of the U.S. miltary. But his confirmation isn't a done deal yet.
MARCH 10, 2016
We’re Fighting a New 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell' All Over Again
It's been eight years since DADT was repealed, but we're still battling for equality in the military.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
Army appears to make trans service ban official with social media post
The Army “will no longer allow transgender individuals to join the military and will stop performing or facilitating procedures associated with gender transition for service members,” the post states.
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Ben Carson's Campaign Just Got More Antigay
A retired two-star general who believes the military should be used to 'indoctrinate' people to evangelical Christianity is now leading presidential hopeful Ben Carson's campaign.
JANUARY 2, 2016