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Federal Court To Pentagon: Turn Over Documents Used to Justify Transgender Military Ban

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December 18, 2019

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The Defense Authorization Bill Should Have Ended the Transgender Military Ban

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December 10, 2019

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7 Questions LGBTQ People Have for the 2020 Presidential Candidates

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October 10, 2019

As the 2020 election approaches, all eyes are on D.C. (and sometimes on Twitter).

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Military Experts, Medical Associations and HIV Advocates Oppose Trump DOD’s Discharge Policy for HIV-Positive Airmen

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July 26, 2019

Military leaders, medical associations, public health groups, and HIV advocates joined three friend-of-the court briefs filed today in support of a federal lawsuit challenging the Pentagon’s discriminatory policies, which prevent service members living with HIV from deploying to most locations outside the United States.

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Lambda Legal Applauds Passage of House Resolution Condemning Transgender Military Ban

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March 28, 2019

Today, Sharon McGowan, Legal Director and Chief Strategy Officer of Lambda Legal, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution rejecting President Trump’s ban on transgender people serving openly in the military.

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Court Orders Trump Administration to Halt the Discharge of HIV-Positive Airmen

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February 15, 2019

Today, a federal judge ordered the U.S. Department of Defense and Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan to halt discharge proceedings against HIV-positive members of the U.S. Air Force.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, HIV, Military
We Applaud Bipartisan Legislation Introduced To Defend Transgender Service Members

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February 7, 2019

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What It Meant to Attend the State of the Union, as a Transgender Service Member

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February 6, 2019

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Supreme Court Should Maintain Injunction Against Implementation of Discriminatory Transgender Military Ban

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December 28, 2018

Lambda Legal today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asking the Court to stay enforcement of the preliminary injunctions that have kept the Trump administration from implementing its discriminatory plan to ban transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Services.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Military, Transgender Rights
The Supreme Court Should Deny Premature Request for Review of Transgender Military Ban Rulings

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December 26, 2018

Lambda Legal today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a petition from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asking that the Court review three preliminary federal district court rulings that have kept the Trump administration from implementing its discriminatory plan to ban transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Services.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Military, Transgender Rights

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Federal Court To Pentagon: Turn Over Documents Used to Justify Transgender Military Ban

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The Defense Authorization Bill Should Have Ended the Transgender Military Ban

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7 Questions LGBTQ People Have for the 2020 Presidential Candidates

shutterstock_1120658507_copy.jpg

Military Experts, Medical Associations and HIV Advocates Oppose Trump DOD’s Discharge Policy for HIV-Positive Airmen

nick_harrison.jpeg

Lambda Legal Applauds Passage of House Resolution Condemning Transgender Military Ban

trans_ban.png

Court Orders Trump Administration to Halt the Discharge of HIV-Positive Airmen

us-air-force-1461658_1280.jpg

We Applaud Bipartisan Legislation Introduced To Defend Transgender Service Members

1200x630_karnoski-salut1.png

What It Meant to Attend the State of the Union, as a Transgender Service Member

mceachin-winters_small.jpg

Supreme Court Should Maintain Injunction Against Implementation of Discriminatory Transgender Military Ban

karnoski_1200x630_clients_0.png

The Supreme Court Should Deny Premature Request for Review of Transgender Military Ban Rulings

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