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Far-right Republicans opposed military funding bill because of trans soldiers. It passed without them.
The House passed a bipartisan military funding bill last night that some Republicans voted against because it doesn’t block “medical expenses for those who engage in transgender surgery.”
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South Korea discharged its first transgender soldier. She’s planning to sue.
South Korea determined that being transgender is a “mental or physical” handicap in pushing for an immediate discharge for its first trans soldier.
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If Trump starts a war with Iran, America won’t be in top fighting shape
While this would be the first new major conflict after the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, Trump has spent his time in office waging war on transgender soldiers and recruits.
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Americans like trans soldiers more than they like Trump, poll finds
Americans also think Trump is handling LGBT issues badly.
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Tabloid’s transphobic cover spoils couple’s magical wedding day
The celebrity couple granted “The Sun” an exclusive interview and were repaid with an appalling headline.
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Mattis sends Trump recommendations on trans soldiers. This timeline shows how we got here.
The Trump administration has lost every battle to keep its transgender military ban, but could it still win the war?
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Army Secretary: Soldiers don’t worry about trans soldiers, they ask about food & pay
Mark Esper says no actual soldiers have even mentioned it.
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Pentagon bucks Trump & authorizes gender confirmation surgery for trans soldier
It is the first surgery approved after Trump’s ongoing attacks on transgender military members.
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Pentagon’s top military official advised Trump not to kick out transgender soldiers
“I believe that any individual who meets the physical and mental standards…should be afforded the opportunity to continue to serve.”
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Former Army secretary says Trump has put trans military members in danger
If the commander-in-chief is saying it’s okay to discriminate, can we really expect it not to trickle down?