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NewsNation correspondent Evan Lambert
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Cop Video Shows Military General Confront TV Reporter Before Journalist's Arrest

Body-worn camera video reveals discrepancies between what was caught on tape and what police officials claim happened when NewsNation's Evan Lambert was arrested in Ohio on Wednesday.

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Delegate No Gays in National Guard

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Louisiana National Guard Will Extend Partner Benefits

Louisiana is the latest state to announce that members of its National Guard will extend benefits to its gay members' legal spouses.

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Va National Guard Will Have Out Gays

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Why I tried to join the National Guard

On May 30 three Soulforce activists were rejected by the Minnesota National Guard because of the U.S. military's antigay "don't ask, don't tell" policy. This would-be recruit--an organizer of this spring's Equality Ride--is dead serious about signing up, and she'll be back at the recruiting office later this summer with reinforcements.

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National Guard Boots HIV-Positive Military Cadet

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Hagel: Full National Guard To Recognize Gay Couples

Less than two months after the Defense Department launched an inquiry into how to recognize same-sex couples, each National Guard organization is now falling in line to observe the policy.

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Texas National Guard Amends Policy For Same-Sex Couples

Gay and lesbian members of the Texas National Guard will now be able to receive benefits for their spouses.

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Okla Lawmaker Wants Gays Banned from National Guard

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Defying Trump, Calif. National Guard Won't Discharge Trans Troops

During a meeting with state lawmakers on Tuesday, one of the highest-ranking National Guard officers said they won't abide by Trump's ban.

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Antigay Leader: Call National Guard to Halt Same-Sex Nuptials

Randy Thomasson, who backed California's Proposition 8, says Republican governors should call on the National Guard to 'defend' marriage from same-sex couples.

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Hagel: Denying Military IDs to Gay National Guard Spouses is Wrong

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the head of the National Guard to look into the matter.

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Five States Say They'll Let Trans Troops Serve in National Guard

Governors of five western states say they'll defy Donald Trump's transgender military ban.

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Full Benefits for Married Same-Sex Couples Granted by Florida National Guard

The Florida National Guard has announced it is now 'full compliance' with the Pentagon's updated benefits policy, which now includes eligibility for same-sex married couples.

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Charlie Morgan's Widow Can Finally Access Her Late Wife's Military Benefits

Karen Morgan, who was married to the late chief warrant officer and outspoken lesbian military activist Charlie Morgan, received a military ID card for the first time Wednesday.

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Keke Palmer to National Guardsmen: Kneeling Is Not Enough for Me

The out actress implored members of the National Guard to march with protesters in solidarity. 

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Pride in the Military a Decade+ After 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Even after the ban fell, so much discrimination persisted, writes Jeffrey Roth of the U.S. Army National Guard.

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North Carolinians React to HB2 Replacement Bill

"HB 142 really does not solve the problems that HB2 created," said National Guard veteran and trans activist Vivian Taylor.

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WATCH: Pentagon Pressured to Curb Rogue National Guard Units Denying Gay Spousal Benefits

State National Guards in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Oklahoma must extend benefits to married gay and lesbian service members, say two leading congressional Democrats.

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VA Grants Benefits to Lesbian Widow of Fallen Soldier

Nearly two years after her wife died in Afghanistan, an Iraq veteran and National Guard member says the Department of Veterans Affairs will recognize her rights as a widow.

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Texas: Military Spouse Takes Extra Steps, Still Denied Benefits

The wife of a female member of the Texas National Guard says she was denied housing benefits despite going through the extra steps required for same-sex couples to receive benefits.