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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump meets members of the media at the White House in Washington, D.C.

Politics Aug 15

Air Force announces new policy to deny transgender troops hearings before discharges

By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press

Politics Aug 07

House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee oversight hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington
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

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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

U.S. President Donald Trump celebrates his first 100 days in office
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

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump signs executive orders at the White House
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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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."…

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