Transgender Army officer Erica Vandal was born into military service. Now, she's suing Trump to stay in
In her legacy family, there was never a question whether she would serve in the military.
APRIL 1, 2025
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Gay Couple Is First to Marry at West Point
The 20-somethings are both alums of the esteemed military academy, though they met long after grad.
NOVEMBER 3, 2013
Ending the Trans Military Ban: 'Let's Just Get This Done'
The former Army captain and West Point graduate has a message for outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel: End the military's ban on open service by transgender Americans.
JANUARY 23, 2015
Efforts intensify to end gay soldier ban
Critics of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy are gaining new allies, including a few conservative congressmen and a West Point professor, as they press on multiple fronts to overturn the ban on out-of-the-closet gays and lesbians in the armed forces.
JUNE 15, 2005
West Point military academy eliminates cadet clubs amid Trump’s diversity crackdown
Clubs for women in engineering, Native American heritage, and LGBTQ+ support have been disbanded.
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
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First Same Sex Couple Weds at West Point Chapel
A 53-year-old lesbian grad of West Point marries at her alma matter.
DECEMBER 1, 2012
Federal judge indicates Equality Riders arrested at West Point may avert trial
A federal judge says he hopes charges against members of the Equality Ride, arrested in April when they entered the grounds of West Point to protest "don't ask, don't tell," can be resolved without going to trial.
JULY 3, 2006
Virginia teacher fired for refusing to use trans student's pronouns awarded $575,000
Peter Vlaming, a former French teacher at West Point High School, filed a lawsuit in 2019 after he was fired for discriminating against a student by refusing to use his pronouns.
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Twenty-one arrested at last stop on Equality Ride
Twenty-one gay rights activists--participants in the cross-country Equality Ride--were arrested Wednesday on the grounds of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., after staging a protest against the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't ask" policy regarding gay service members.
APRIL 26, 2006
Kamala Harris: Our One-on-One With the Vice President
As Republicans vehemently attack reproductive and trans rights, the VP sees a linked battle for bodily autonomy.
JUNE 21, 2023
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
NYPD Arrests Suspect in Attack on Couple Wed at West Point
The New York City man who picked the wrong couple for an antigay rant now faces hate-crime charges.
AUGUST 12, 2015
West Point Grads Come Out, Form Support Group
Thirty-Eight graduates of the U.S. Military at West Point came out with the announcement that they are forming a support group with an offer to help their alma mater educate future Army leaders on the need to accept and honor the sacrifices of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender troops.
MARCH 17, 2009
Gay West Point Couple Turns Tables on Antigay Attacker
Daniel and Larry Lennox-Choate used their military training to defend themselves against an assailant in New York City.
AUGUST 4, 2015
LGBT activists challenge 'don't ask, don't tell' policy at West Point
The U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., planned to deny entry Wednesday to a busload of gay rights activists as they completed their cross-country tour of 20 conservative Christian and military colleges with a challenge to the "don't ask, don't tell" military policy they say keeps gay cadets closeted.
APRIL 26, 2006