The Pentagon’s New Policies Allowing Trans People to Openly Serve
During Biden’s first week as president back in January, he signed a wave of executive orders to help undo many…
Senators Gillibrand and Collins Draft Amendment to Protect Transgender Military Service Members
A new amendment, lead by senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Susan Collins aims at protecting transgender service members from discrimination in…
Rhode Island Passes Law to Provide Benefits for LGBTQ Veterans
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo has signed into law a new bill to grant benefits for LGBTQ veterans who were…
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Judge on Transgender Military Ban
The Trump Administration filed petitions before judgment today in three cases challenging Trump’s transgender military ban: Doe v. Trump, Stockman v.…
Judge Rejects Trump’s Attempts to Quash Trans Military Ban Lawsuit and to Dissolve Preliminary Injunction
U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly today denied the Trump administration’s motion to dismiss NCLR and GLAD’s case Doe v. Trump, the first…
First Transgender Service Member Joins Military After Trump’s Ban
A transgender service member has joined the military despite Trump’s ban he announced last July. According to Maj. Dave Eastburn,…
Hot Apache Helicopter Pilots’ West Point Wedding Story Sweeps the World
‘Our wedding day meant so much to us, in many ways it was the culmination of many previous groundbreakers, far…
The Pentagon to Allow Transgender Men and Women to Enlist in Military Beginning January 1
Pentagon says it will allow transgender people to enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, despite Trump’s opposition after a…
Federal District Court Stops Transgender Military Ban in Doe v. Trump
Today, the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and enjoined the transgender military ban, the…
Trump Administration Accused of Papering Over Wreckage of Transgender Military Ban
LGBT organizations are hitting back at the Trump administration’s defense of its transgender service ban in the United States District…
The Pentagon Says Trans Troops Can Stay and Reenlist, But Future Enrollments will be Curtailed with New Policies
On Friday, the Pentagon issued additional interim guidance regarding transgender troops that will allow transgender service members to stay in…
MTV Puts Faces to Transgender Soldiers During VMAs
MTV took time out of the red-carpet pageantry to deliver a very special message to Donald Trump. Transgender service members,…
Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Trump’s Discriminatory Transgender Military Ban
The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) filed a federal lawsuit in the…
56 Retired US Generals and Admirals Advise Against Trump’s Transgender Military Ban, Read their Letter Here
Fifty-six retired US generals and admirals have written a letter to Trump how strongly they disagree with the president’s Twitter…
‘Vanity Fair’ Releases a Beautiful Look at Transgender Servicemembers, In Wake of Trump’s Discriminatory Hate-Filled Twitter Policy Banning Transgender People from Serving
A video released by Vanity Fair on their social media channels includes portraits of some of those transgender men and women who…
Trump Calls Transgender Servicemembers ‘Disruptive’ and Bans them from Military in Any Capacity
Donald Trump took to Twitter (a phrase we’re all too comfortable writing) to announce a major policy shift: he will…
Anti-Transgender Measure Fails Narrowly in House
A hateful, cruel, and, above all, discriminatory amendment proposed by Representative Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) to the FY18 National Defense Authorization…
Donald Trump Slams Transgender Troops as ‘Political Correctness’
Donald Trump dealt another blow to the LGBT community yesterday after he slammed the “political correct military,” after he was…
Chelsea Manning Ends Hunger Strike, Government Agrees to Fund Gender Transition
Imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning ended her hunger strike yesterday, having secured assurances from the Army that she will receive the…
Breaking: The Pentagon will Allow Transgender Service Members to Serve Openly
Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced today a much-anticipated end to the ban on open service by transgender service members. The…
Pentagon Finalizing Plans to Allow Transgender Service Members
The Pentagon is expected to announce this week plans to take the necessary steps to allow transgender individuals to enter service.…
New Department of Defense Policy Will Protect Gays and Lesbians
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said that gays and lesbians will be protected from discrimination by the same equal opportunity policy…
Hello Sailor: Sign Welcomes Russian Submarines in Swedish Waters with the Morse-Code Message ‘This Way if You’re Gay’
The Swedes have a message to any visiting vessels in the Baltic Sea, “This Way If Your Gay.” A clever,…
Chile Welcomes Country’s First Openly Gay Service Member
Mauricio Ruiz has made history in the South American country after he announced during a news conference that he is gay.…
Two Men Married in West Point’s Cadet Chapel
A gay couple was married in the U.S. Military Academy’s Cadet Chapel on Sunday at West Point in the first…
New Petition Launched Asking for Defense Department to Reaffirm Rights of Gay Military Couples
In response to resistance on the part of several state National Guards to the extension of benefits to the same-sex…
Ellen DeGeneres Gives $20,000 For Lesbian Military Couple’s Wedding
A lesbian couple got the surprise of a lifetime when they were asked to come to a taping of the Ellen show.…
First Military Gay Spouse Buried in National Cemetery
The first same-sex spouse of a military member will be buried in a national cemetery. Nancy Lynchild, the spouse of Lt.…
Best of 2012: Bill Passed to Support and Recognize Marriage for Lesbian and Gay Service Members
It’s been one hell of a year. We’ve seen it all—both good and bad. And for this week, we’re reminding…
Lesbian Banned From Military Spouse Support Group
The wife of an officer at Fort Bragg was denied membership to a spousal support group. Ashley Broadway, who…