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News (USA)
GOP candidate says transgender equality will close military base in bizarre, desperate new ad
“Cunningham and Pelosi passed a law requiring transgendered equality in the military, a liberal mandate that will close” a Marine Corps base.
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Politics
House Democrats almost overturned Trump’s trans military ban. But the GOP stopped them.
A provision was inserted in a military spending bill to overturn the trans military ban. But it was dropped due to Republican pressure.
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The Trump administration is now saying the trans military ban isn’t really a ban
“You’re transgender and only if you agree not to transition, then you can serve, that’s just like ‘don’t ask, don’t tell.'”
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Congress is trying to reverse Trump’s transgender military ban
Legislation to ban the military from discriminating against transgender people was introduced in Congress.
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Trump will have to face servicemembers he wants to boot from the military at SOTU address
Four members of Congress have invited transgender soldiers to attend the speech as their guest.
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News (USA)
Democrats are pushing back on the trans military ban. Will the military defend it?
Sources say that he didn’t even recommend the trans military ban. But he’s defending it in Congress.
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A ‘men’s rights’ group is suing over the draft. It could make life easier for trans men.
Currently, transgender men do not have to register for the draft while transgender women do, no matter whether they transitioned before their 18th birthday or not.
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Man pulls down Congressman’s rainbow flag and stomps on it
The unidentified man told staff members that the rainbow flag is “immoral” and “disgusting.”
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U.S congresswoman demands FTC investigation of ‘gay conversion therapy’ practices
U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier is calling for an investigation into the potentially unfair or deceptive claims and advertising practices of therapists who administer so-called “conversion therapy.”
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Calif. congresswoman reintroduces resolution targeting reparative therapy
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) on Wednesday reintroduced a resolution asking the U.S. House of Representatives to encourage states to take steps to prevent minors from being harmed by controversial and discredited gay-to-straight conversion therapy.