Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs exposes Pete Hegseth’s anti-trans hypocrisy during embarrassing House hearing
She got him to commend the service of three women before revealing that they're transgender.
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She got him to commend the service of three women before revealing that they're transgender.
As of June 6, military commanders must identify anyone who may be trans for a medical evaluation and expulsion from the armed services.
“Mr. Secretary, do not implement this ban," the Illinois senator wrote in a letter to Pete Hegseth.
“House Democrats will always stand with the LGBTQ community — including our transgender fellow Americans,” Hakeem Jeffries said.
Three students graduated from the prestigious service academy after years of hard work, but Trump’s military ban prevented them from getting their commission.
Opinion: "The VA’s mission is to honor their service, to treat them with dignity, and to provide comprehensive and compassionate medical and mental health care. This includes gender-affirming care," argues a letter signed by more than 100 VA staff and submitted to The Advocate.
Commanders have been ordered to review service records and make changes to reflect a service member's birth sex.
A May 15 Department of Defense memo orders commanders to review medical records of troops suspected to be trans.
Alabama GOP Rep. Barry Moore wants to enshrine discrimination against transgender people into federal law.
The Trump administration says he and people like him lack "an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle."
He said that a service member "who happens to be transgender...ought to be honored and not kicked out of the military."
The Department of Defense will no longer provide medical care for trans service members.
He said the Trump administration is implementing policies in the agency with “the biggest budget, biggest guns” to make it easy to “push around the rest of the government.”
These trans folks explain why they're ready to serve like anyone else.
The ACLU filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to block the Pentagon from purging books and culture.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sparks outrage by denigrating transgender military members, saying the armed forces are "leaving wokeness behind."
Attorneys say the Talbott case hinges on a district court judge's opinion that the Trump administration policy is "soaked with animus."
The gay former transportation secretary warned of the ramifications of the second Trump administration's chaos.
The ruling, which only lifts a preliminary injunction, is counter to what all lower courts have said about the issue.
Attorneys argue the ban “fails under any level of review,” citing a “shocking proposition that transgender people do not exist.”