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Senate confirms two out vets who survived “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” to top Pentagon positions
Shawn Skelly is the second trans person ever confirmed by the Senate to a position, and Gina Ortiz Jones is the first woman of color to become the second-in-command of the Air Force.
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Candidate Biden said he’d overturn the Pentagon ban on Pride flags. Will President Biden do it?
Candidate Biden: “The Pentagon should ensure it is authorized, or as President, I will.” President Biden: …
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The Pentagon surprisingly decides to continue Trump’s ban on Pride flags in military
Biden condemned the Trump administration’s decision to ban Pride flags from military bases last year, and pledged to overturn it as President – but the Pentagon is continuing it specifically for Pride.
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Trans people who want to serve can “walk in and join” the military. Right now.
While there is still an internal review of recruitment policy under way in the Defense Department, the Pentagon made clear that trans people can walk in and start enlisting whenever they’re ready.
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Trump is bestowing prestigious appointments on his most extreme & anti-LGBTQ supporters
On his way out the door, Trump is packing presidential commissions and boards with anti-LGBTQ politicians and conspiracy theorists, sanctifying their bad behavior.
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Pride in Pictures 1985: Fighting back
Pride battles oppression as AIDS ravages the land.
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Did the Pentagon tell Trump to drop the transgender military ban?
The Defense Secretary’s recommendation about transgender servicemembers just arrived… but what does it say?
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Appeals court rules against Trump & in favor of trans service members
Recruitment will start without delay in January according to the first court to rule on Trump’s multiple appeals.
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Despite Trump’s ban, Pentagon says transgender recruits will be accepted starting Jan 1
The Trump administration has tried anything and everything, but it has come up short on banning transgender military enlistment at the start of next year.
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Democrats demand proof that Trump consulted with Pentagon on trans military ban
“If there is no proof then the President lied to the American people once again.”