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US Marine who murdered a transgender woman was just pardoned
Joseph Pemberton will be free after less than six years behind bars for strangling and drowning a trans woman.
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects former Marine’s ‘religious freedom’ case
She was actually court-martialed for a number of offenses, including disobeying lawful orders and failing to report to an assigned duty.
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Is the Pentagon retreating from its transgender military policy?
One anonymous source claims military brass want to force trans troops to wear bathing suits when they shower in their barracks.
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Celebrating our veterans five years after the end of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
“At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, we will remember them.”
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Pentagon to same-sex domestic partners: Get married by New Year’s Eve, or else
Civilian employees of the military who are same-sex domestic partners have just 54 days to wed or risk losing their benefits, according to a leaked document.
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Gay airman cleared of sexual assault charges at court martial
Lt. Joshua Seefried, a prominent advocate for gay rights in the military, co-founded the LGBT military advocacy group OutServe.
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After Emmy nomination, what’s next for ‘TransMilitary?’
The filmmakers need help to tell the bigger picture: how the military is leading the charge in society’s acceptance.
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Antigay Trump adviser: ‘Hillary Clinton should be shot for treason’
Al Baldasaro said Clinton committed “treason and the penalty for treason is the firing squad ― or maybe it’s the electric chair now.”
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Coast to coast threats to commit ‘next Orlando’ investigated
LGBT people nationwide are on alert as authorities from California to New York respond to frightening potential copycats.
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Military investigates two marines for anti-gay threats on social media
They posted a photo of a corporal in uniform holding an assault rifle and the message: “Coming to a gay bar near you!”
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US Marine found guilty of killing transgender Filipino
A Philippine court on Tuesday convicted a U.S. Marine of killing a Filipino last year after he discovered she was a transgender woman.
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Navy considers elevating discharge requirements for transgender service members
The Navy may soon join the Air Force and the Army in requiring high-level approval to separate transgender service members from the military, military officials said Tuesday.
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Philippine court enters not guilty plea for Marine charged in trans woman’s murder
A Philippine court entered a not guilty plea Monday for a U.S. Marine charged with murdering a transgender Filipino, allegedly after he discovered her biological sex when they checked into a hotel.
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Philippines rejects U.S. Marine’s appeal to drop transgender murder case
The Philippines has rejected an appeal by a U.S. Marine that it drop a murder charge against him in the death of a transgender Filipino woman last year.
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U.S. Marine charged with murder of Filipino transgender woman
Prosecutors say there is “probable cause” that Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton killed Jennifer Laude in a Philippines motel room in October.
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Marine suspected of trans woman’s murder transferred to Philippine custody
MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. military turned over a Marine suspect in the gruesome killing of a transgender Filipino woman to the Philippine military’s main camp in the capital Wednesday, easing a looming irritant over his custody, officials said. Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton had been detained on board the USS Peleliu at the Subic Bay Freeport…
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Marine accused in murder of transgender Filipino tests U.S.-Philippine ties
OLONGAPO, Philippines — Inside a funeral parlor, a Filipino mother sits and weeps next to a coffin containing the body of her daughter and demands answers. On a hulking American assault ship moored at a nearby port sits a man who might have them – a U.S. Marine authorities suspect in the brutal slaying at a cheap hotel more than a week ago.
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Philippine police accuse U.S. Marine in transgender murder case
MANILA, Philippines — A police inspector says a complaint for murder has been filed in the Philippines accusing a U.S. Marine of killing a transgender Filipino in a motel room. Police Chief Inspector Gil Domingo said Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton was the last person seen with the victim late Saturday, when they checked into a motel…
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Gay Marine’s amazing journey from homeless shelter to Ivy League
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Elegance Bratton was kicked out of his home at the age of 16, spent 10 years homeless, joined the Marines and is now working on a documentary to shed light on youth homelessness in NYC’s West Village.
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Server who received anti-gay note to donate tips to wounded veterans
The New Jersey restaurant server and former Marine who was left a note condemning her lesbian “lifestyle” instead of a tip, has been receiving extra tips for days since her story broke, and says she plans to donate them to the Wounded Warrior Project.