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Trump’s Defense Secretary pick Mattis is opposed to female and LGBTQ soldiers
Mattis believes that moves toward greater equality by the Obama administration has allowed combat effectiveness to suffer.
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Defense bill stripped of provision that would have allowed discrimination
The amendment would have enabled religious organizations to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Trans veteran and ex-SEAL Kristin Beck wants a job in Trump administration
“I’ll carry their coffee if that’s what they want — just so I’m there, just so I’m visible and I exist.”
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Why are transgender Americans so worried about Donald Trump?
Jennifer Finney Boylan says she fears conservatives will now seek to “isolate and marginalize transgender people.”
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VA abandons plan to allow gender confirmation surgery for veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs are abandoning the plan to pay for gender confirmation surgery for vets over funding concerns.
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Celebrating our veterans five years after the end of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
“At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, we will remember them.”
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LGBTQ rights are on the line in battle over defense spending bill
A fight looms over a provision that would let federal contractors fire employees in same-sex marriages.
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Pentagon to same-sex domestic partners: Get married by New Year’s Eve, or else
Civilian employees of the military who are same-sex domestic partners have just 54 days to wed or risk losing their benefits, according to a leaked document.
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Trump speaks out against transgender and female soldiers in ‘PC military’
Donald Trump spoke to a room full of veterans and pledged to “get away from political correctness” when asked about transgender and female soldiers.
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New policy brings relief to transgender youth in military families
“If service members are concerned about their family members’ health, they can’t possibly be functioning 100 percent to fight a war.”