All posts tagged "Military"
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DEMOCRACY
Sen. John McCain Backs Bipartisan Bill To Block Trump’s Transgender Military Ban
September 15, 2017Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, has joined forces...
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EQUALITY
ACLU Files Emergency Motion Asking Court To Immediately Halt Trump’s Transgender Troops Ban
September 14, 2017The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday filed an emergency motion in its lawsuit against...
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EQUALITY
Defense Secretary Mattis Halts Trump’s Ban: Transgender Troops Can Keep Serving Pending Study
August 29, 2017Just days after President Trump signed a memo barring transgender people from enlisting in the military,...
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EQUALITY
ACLU Sues Trump Over His ‘Unconstitutional’ Transgender Military Ban
August 28, 2017The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has officially filed a lawsuit against President Trump over his...
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NEWS
Defense Secretary Mattis To Troops: ‘Hold The Line Until Our Country Gets Back To Respecting Each Other’
August 26, 2017In a newly-surfaced video, Defense Secretary James Mattis is seen addressing U.S. troops stationed overseas about...
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EQUALITY
Trump Cabinet Member’s Daughter Rips Trump As A ‘Never-Served Piece Of Shit’ Over Transgender Ban
August 26, 2017President Trump’s Interior Secretary’s daughter Jennifer Detlefsen, like her father a Navy veteran, excoriated Trump over...
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EQUALITY
Sen. Duckworth On Trump Transgender Purge: When I Was Dying It Didn’t Matter Who Saved My Life
August 24, 2017Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Thursday implored her colleagues to stand with all of our troops...
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EQUALITY
Trump Says He’s ‘Doing The Military A Great Favor’ By Banning Transgender Troops
August 10, 2017President Trump on Thursday defended his controversial ban on transgender people serving in “any capacity” in...
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EQUALITY
LGBTQ Rights Groups Sue Trump Over ‘Demoralizing’ And ‘Harmful’ Transgender Military Ban
August 9, 2017Two LGBTQ rights groups, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates &...
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EQUALITY
LGBT Rights Group To Sue Trump Over Trans Military Ban: ‘We’re More Than Ready To Fight Like Hell Again’
August 5, 2017Top LGBT rights group Lambda Legal announced that they will sue President Trump over his proposal...
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DEMOCRACY
Dem Lawmakers To Defense Secretary Mattis: Don’t Comply With Trump’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Transgender Ban
August 4, 2017In a letter organized by Reps. Adam Smith (Wash.) and John Conyers Jr (Mich.), more than...
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EQUALITY
56 Retired Generals, Admirals Warn Trump’s Transgender Ban Will Disrupt, Degrade Military Readiness
August 1, 2017Dozens of retired generals and admirals have come out against President Trump’s ban on transgender individuals serving...
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EQUALITY
Joint Chiefs To Troops: No Change In Transgender Policy Until Trump Sends Pentagon Direction
July 27, 2017Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford pushed back on President Trump’s Twitter decree banning...
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EQUALITY
Gay Ex-Army Secretary Blasts Trump’s Transgender Military Ban: Trump Has Turned His Back On Troops
July 27, 2017Former Army Secretary Eric Fanning on Thursday criticized President Trump for his call to ban transgender...