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Things to know about how Trump's policies target transgender people
President Donald Trump has targeted transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders since he returned to office. He has done it with strong language. In one executive order, he asserted “medical professionals are maiming and sterilizing a growing number of impressionable children under the radical and false claim that adults can
How transgender troops prepared to fight Trump's new policy
Within 15 hours of Trump's executive order, transgender troops and advocates filed a lawsuit alleging that the new restrictions are violating constitutional guarantees of equal protection.
Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Doesn’t Make Sense. It Didn’t the First Time Either.
Take removing transgender service members from the armed forces. Transgender service members have been permitted since 2016, save for the period of Trump’s last executive order removing them from service.
Transgender troops react to President Donald Trump military restrictions
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order restricting transgender people in the military.
Trump Orders Pentagon Policy Saying Transgender Troops Are 'Not Consistent' with Military Ideals
The order, which follows actions Trump took last week to lay the groundwork for it, gives the Pentagon 30 days to report back on its plans to implement the directive and 60 days to actually update its policy on transgender troops.
Trump looking to boot transgender troops from military
President Donald Trump has launched his second bid to oust all transgender troops from the military, and once again it will be headed to the courts to sort it out.Although the new order will affect only a tiny fraction of America's 2.
Newsweek profile of transgender killer feeling 'happy to be alive' trashed as 'puff piece'
Newsweek released an exclusive story on Friday about Steven Joseph Hayes, a former death row inmate, transitioning into a ...
Exclusive: Transgender Connecticut Killer on Life in Prison: "Happy to Be Alive"
The murderer formerly known as Steven Joseph Hayes says she's now at peace — though still haunted by the killings she regrets ...
When an Army Major Came Out as Transgender, the Military Embraced Her. Soon, the Pentagon May Not (Exclusive)
The way I think of this is, we train for uncertainty,” Army Maj. Alivia Stehlik tells PEOPLE, adding that unless she and ...
No, a transgender military Black Hawk pilot didn’t fly the helicopter involved in the crash near D.C.
Jo Ellis posted a “proof of life” video on Facebook after right-wingers accused her of flying the Black Hawk that crashed ...
Trump administration removes transgender references from federal government websites
The removal of the content comes after the US Office of Personnel Management directed federal agencies earlier this week to ...
Transgender pilot denies claims she was flying doomed Black Hawk chopper
Black Hawk pilot Jo Ellis was forced to address claims that she was helming the doomed military helicopter amid speculation ...
SJSU lets go of volleyball coach who filed complaint over transgender player's alleged plot to harm teammate
Smoose's contract with San Jose State University expired Friday, and she has been told that it will not be renewed.
Transgender service members sue to block Trump order
Sasha Buchert, a senior attorney at Lambda Legal who represented plaintiffs who sued and temporarily blocked a similar order ...
Trump signs order to end federal support for care for transgender minors
The order directs that federally-run insurance programs, including TRICARE and Medicaid, exclude coverage for ...
Lady Gaga defends transgender community during Grammys acceptance speech: ‘Trans people are not invisible’
Lady Gaga is speaking out in support of the transgender community, saying onstage at the Grammy Awards that “trans people are ...