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Carter getting pushback from military leaders over easing ban on transgender service members
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has gotten pushback from senior military leaders on whether the Pentagon should lift its ban on transgender people serving in the armed forces.
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Dismissed Navy veteran highlights push for transgender rights
Landon Wilson was forced to leave the Navy after the military discovered he was transgender. But his story reaches far beyond the military and into civilian society where transgender people still struggle to gain acceptance.
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U.S. Army elevates authority requirement for dismissing transgender soldiers
A spokeswoman emphasized the directive was not a change in policy toward transgender service members, who are still barred from serving in the military.
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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter: Transgender Americans should be allowed to serve openly in the military
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Sunday that transgender individuals should not be prevented from serving in the U.S. military solely based on their gender identity.
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U.S. Army proposal would make it more difficult to discharge transgender soldiers
The decision to discharge transgender soldiers from the U.S. Army would be made by a top, senior civilian official under a plan outlined in a draft document obtained by USA Today.
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Hagel could have ended the military’s transgender exclusion
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s resignation under pressure is a setback to the effort to end the military exclusion of transgender service personnel.
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Air Force secretary supports ending ban on openly transgender troops
U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James says the ban on transgender troops is likely to be reassessed and should be lifted.
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ACLU: U.S. Army to recognize legal names of transgender veterans
TRENTON, N.J. — The U.S. Army has agreed to “fully recognize” the new legal names of two transgender military veterans, the American Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday. The group’s New Jersey chapter announced that the Army Board for Correction of Military Records recently notified the two veterans about its decision.
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Loyalty unrewarded?
A year ago, Col. Cynthia Millonzi was looking forward to retiring from the Army National Guard. She planned to do so when she passed the 30-year mark in her military career and the 25-year mark in her civil service career. Now, one year short of retirement she faces uncertain future after charges could jeopardize her benefits…
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At 92, Rupert Starr still advocates for gay service members, veterans
UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio — Like thousands of other young men in the 1940s, Rupert Starr joined the Army, fought overseas and saw his share of hardship, including several weeks as a German prisoner of war. He returned to Ohio with a Bronze Star for heroism and a secret. Not until his service as a military man was needed once again – this time as an…