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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's decision to ban transgender service in the armed forces drove a wedge through military veterans in Congress, with one camp standing squarely behind the commander in chief and the other decrying his order as an ugly attack on dedicated troops. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill ...
... military policy reversal came not from the Pentagon, but from the president on Twitter. He said: "The United States government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. military." READ MORE: Transgender in America And he went on: "Our military must be ...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is barring transgender people from serving in the military "in any capacity," citing "tremendous medical costs and disruption." Trump's announcement Wednesday morning on Twitter did not say what would happen to transgender people already in the military. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/890193981585444864 https://twitter ...
... say the change could create cost pressures that would drive states to restrict who is eligible for the program, stop covering particular services or both. “Transgender people could be vulnerable,” suggested Harper Jean Tobin, policy director at the National Center for Transgender Equality, an advocacy group. “That is more likely ...
... reserves. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis decided late last month to give the military chiefs another six months to conduct a review to determine if letting transgender people enlist in the armed services will affect the "readiness or lethality" of the force. However, the delay doesn't affect transgender troops who ...
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is giving the military chiefs another six months to conduct a review to determine if allowing transgender individuals to enlist in the armed services will affect the "readiness or lethality" of the force. Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said Mattis made the decision Friday. The delay ...
WASHINGTON — Military chiefs will seek a six-month delay before letting transgender people enlist in their services, officials said Friday. After meetings this week, the service leaders hammered out an agreement that rejected Army and Air Force requests for a two-year wait and reflected broader concerns that a longer ...
... transgender community, says 59-year-old Stacey Rice, executive co-director of Q Center, a Portland community support center for LGBTQ individuals. Rice is a transgender woman but still hasn't been able to change her North Carolina birth records after 17 years because she hasn't undergone a sex ...
AUSTIN, Texas — A transgender "bathroom bill" reminiscent of one in North Carolina that caused a national uproar now appears to be on a fast-track to becoming law in Texas — though it may only apply to public schools. A broader proposal mandating that virtually all transgender people in the country ...
One of southern India’s most popular tourist spots set an international precedent this week by giving 23 jobs on its new metro system to transgender people.
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