Pete Hegseth receives jeers from U.S. service members’ families at military base in Germany
The Defense secretary did not receive a warm welcome on his first foreign trip.
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
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Army Captain Calls for Respect for Fellow Transgender Service Members
U.S. Army Capt. Jennifer Sims has a message for Trump.
AUGUST 3, 2017
Trans Vets Win Important Fight to Change Names on Military Records
In a potentially game-changing move, the U.S. Army has allowed two transgender veterans to update their names on their discharge papers.
DECEMBER 3, 2014
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
Poised for Perfection: Meet This Transgender Army Sergeant
Sgt. Shane Ortega tells The Advocate how he's been able to serve for years in the U.S. Army as an openly transgender man and about the pressure he faces now that the world knows who he is.
MAY 28, 2015
First Known Out Trans Army Officer Accused of Conspiring With Russia
Major Jamie Lee Henry and their wife, both doctors, have been indicted on charges of seeking to help Russia in its war against Ukraine.
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Soldiers from prestigious U.S. Army unit charged with stealing Pride flags in Virginia
A community rallies behind an LGBTQ+ couple in south Arlington, transforming the neighborhood into a beacon of solidarity and support, after soldiers allegedly stole their Pride flags.
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Lt Dan Choi to Reenlist
Lt. Dan Choi, who was honorably discharged by the U.S. Army in July under "don't ask, don't tell," is in New York seeking to apply for entry into the U.S. Marine Corps.
OCTOBER 19, 2010
WATCH: Oklahoma's First Marriage Equality Ad
A retired U.S. Army colonel explains why he supports the freedom to marry in a new video airing on TV stations statewide in Oklahoma.
MAY 5, 2014
Army's Out Leader Eric Fanning Helps Guide End to Trans Military Ban
The civilian leader of the U.S. Army tells The Advocate he's seen no problems while ending the ban on transgender people serving openly in the military.
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Mississippi College's New Band Director Is an Anti-LGBTQ+ Zealot
That's raised concern among LGBTQ+ advocates at Delta State.
JULY 27, 2023
WATCH: In Confirmation Hearing, No One Asked Eric Fanning About Being Gay
While it would be a milestone for an out man to lead the Army, it wasn't a big deal during his confirmation hearing.
JANUARY 22, 2016
Kamala Harris Emphasizes Diversity, Confronting Global Challenges at Historic West Point Graduation
The vice president was the first woman to give the school’s commencement address.
MAY 28, 2023
U.S. Army Has Yet Another Out Trans Member
Jamie Lee Henry joins a handful of other out transgender soldiers proving they are fit to serve.
JUNE 11, 2015
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.
JUNE 2, 2023
Trump Just Fired Me Because I Am Trans
An active duty soldier in the U.S Army may be fired today. He shares with us how his life is now forever changed -- whatever the outcome.
APRIL 12, 2019
Op-ed: Trans Men, We Are More Than Our Bodies
The U.S. Army's first out trans soldier argues that media obsession with trans men's medical histories and traditional masculinity detracts from what we need to discuss most.
MAY 21, 2015
DADT-Discharged Dan Choi Speaks
U.S. Army first lieutenant Dan Choi appeared on The Rachel Maddow Sho w on Thursday to discuss his dismissal under the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
MAY 8, 2009
The Powerful 'Pansies' of the U.S. Military
Former Army Secretary Eric Fanning has a few thoughts on Republicans smearing the armed forces.
JUNE 25, 2021