Politics Aug 15 Air Force announces new policy to deny transgender troops hearings before discharges By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
Politics Aug 07 U.S. Air Force to deny retirement pay for transgender troops being separated from service An Air Force spokesperson told The Associated Press that “although service members with 15 to 18 years of honorable service were permitted to apply for an exception to policy, none of the exceptions to policy were approved.”… By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
Nation Jul 19 Watch 8:12 Transgender military members fight to continue serving despite Trump’s ban Thousands of transgender troops are facing removal from the U.S. military because the Trump administration is banning them from serving. The Pentagon says they can either self-identify and leave voluntarily with extended benefits, or face involuntary separation. Evident Media’s Dan… By Dan Ming, Evident Media
Politics May 08 Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being separated from the military in new Pentagon order The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify under a new directive issued Thursday. By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
World Apr 24 Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ban on transgender military members, for now The high court filing Thursday follows a brief order from a federal appeals court that kept in place a court order blocking the policy nationwide. By Associated Press
Mar 18 Federal judge blocks Trump ban on transgender people serving in military By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The judge issued a preliminary injunction requested by attorneys for six transgender people who are active-duty service members and two others seeking to join the military. Continue reading
Jan 31 Trump aims to push transgender troops out of the military. Identifying people will be complicated By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon has said in recent years that it is impossible to count the total number of transgender troops. Continue reading
Jan 28 6 active duty service members file first lawsuit challenging Trump’s ban on transgender troops By Tara Copp, Associated Press Six transgender active duty service members and two former service members who seek re-enlistment sued in a federal court in Washington on Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 12 For transgender people, finding housing has become even harder during the pandemic By Justin Stabley Pre-coronavirus, LGBTQ people, particularly transgender and gender non-conforming people, were deeply impacted by housing insecurity in the United States. Continue reading
Apr 11 Military’s transgender policy scientifically ‘deficient,’ American Medical Association says By Julie Watson, Associated Press A new Trump administration regulation set to go into effect Friday directs military secretaries to kick out transgender service members who refuse to serve in their birth sex and "given an opportunity to correct those deficiencies."… Continue reading