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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.

‘Lesser-known D-Day’ strikes as Pentagon purges transgender patriots serving in the U.S. military

As of June 6, military commanders must identify anyone who may be trans for a medical evaluation and expulsion from the armed services.

Combat vet Tammy Duckworth leads Democrats’ final plea to stop Pentagon purge as trans military ban begins

“Mr. Secretary, do not implement this ban," the Illinois senator wrote in a letter to Pete Hegseth.

Chuck Schumer & Hakeem Jeffries commit to defending trans rights at star-studded Pride gala

“House Democrats will always stand with the LGBTQ community — including our transgender fellow Americans,” Hakeem Jeffries said.

Cadets who met all Air Force Academy graduation standards denied commissions because they’re transgender

Three students graduated from the prestigious service academy after years of hard work, but Trump’s military ban prevented them from getting their commission.

We are Veterans Affairs clinicians. Our leadership is failing veterans

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.

U.S. Army orders systematic erasure of transgender troops’ gender identity

Commanders have been ordered to review service records and make changes to reflect a service member's birth sex.

Pentagon begins mass removal of transgender troops

A May 15 Department of Defense memo orders commanders to review medical records of troops suspected to be trans.

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New Republican House bill bans transgender troops & seeks to strip trans vets of security clearances

Alabama GOP Rep. Barry Moore wants to enshrine discrimination against transgender people into federal law.

Pete Hegseth is trying to force this transgender soldier out of the military. He won't leave voluntarily

The Trump administration says he and people like him lack "an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle."

Pete Buttigieg rips Trump’s Veterans Affairs cuts & defends trans troops in Iowa town hall

He said that a service member "who happens to be transgender...ought to be honored and not kicked out of the military."

Pentagon orders immediate stop to gender-affirming care for transgender troops

The Department of Defense will no longer provide medical care for trans service members.

Combat vet Paul Rieckhoff warns trans military purge is ‘tip of the spear’ in Trump’s war on all Americans

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.”

‘Too strong for sports, too weak to serve?’ Trans troops challenge Trump’s military ban on ‘The Daily Show’

These trans folks explain why they're ready to serve like anyone else.

Virginia federal judge sets hearing on Hegseth’s censorship in military service members’ kids’ schools

The ACLU filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to block the Pentagon from purging books and culture.

Hegseth attacks transgender service members in speech: 'No more dudes in dresses. We're done with that s**t'

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sparks outrage by denigrating transgender military members, saying the armed forces are "leaving wokeness behind."

Legal team tells D.C. appeals court Hegseth’s words show Trump’s trans military ban is about hate, not policy

Attorneys say the Talbott case hinges on a district court judge's opinion that the Trump administration policy is "soaked with animus."

Pete Buttigieg warns of ‘major concern’ over dangerous Trump-era instability

The gay former transportation secretary warned of the ramifications of the second Trump administration's chaos.

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to enforce transgender military ban

The ruling, which only lifts a preliminary injunction, is counter to what all lower courts have said about the issue.

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Decorated pilot's lawyers urge Supreme Court to uphold block on Trump’s trans military ban

Attorneys argue the ban “fails under any level of review,” citing a “shocking proposition that transgender people do not exist.”