Department of Defense

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.

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.

Two senior positions in the Pentagon are being offered to an out lesbian and a trans woman, both veterans who broke multiple barriers and helped end anti-LGBTQ policies in the military.

The measures will allow service members to access gender-affirming health care, among other provisions.

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.

Several LGBTQ people have been appointed to President-elect Biden’s transition team, but one, in particular, sends a strong message.

In an exclusive statement, the former Vice President reflects on the end of one military ban and the need to lift another.

The military is severely limiting the flags that can fly on bases to work around Donald Trump’s support for the Confederate symbols.

The Democrats say the trans military ban is unconstitutional and faces “certain defeat” in court.

The judges wrote, “This ban is outmoded and at odds with current science. Such obsolete understandings cannot justify a ban.”