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Content Filed Under: Protect Trans Troops

Actions taken to protect LGBTQ troops in the armed forces, especially in the face of the Trump administration’s attempted ban on transgender soldiers.

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Ten Years After the Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” We Still Have More to Do

By Shane Stahl • December 17, 2020, 2:07 pm As this important anniversary is commemorated, we need to recommit to making the military truly open and inclusive and allowing transgender people to serve their country openly and honestly.
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Mother of Transgender Soldier: “She Has a Voice That Can Build Bridges, Not Put Up Walls.”

May 19, 2019, 12:59 am Ronnie King, mother to Patricia King, a transgender Staff Sergeant in the U.S. military, speaks openly about her love for her daughter and her journey to acceptance.
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FFAA Statement on Implementation of Transgender Military Ban

March 13, 2019, 4:09 pm The Department of Defense announced guidelines this week to implement the proposed ban on transgender service members.
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Transgender Awareness Week: How Americans Nationwide Pushed Back on Attacks from the Trump Administration

By Shane Stahl • November 19, 2018, 4:29 pm Continuing a disturbing trend begun upon inauguration in 2017, President Donald Trump and his administration this year have taken even more actions to chip away at the advancement of equality and dignity for transgender people.
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The LGBTQ Cases to Watch at the U.S. Supreme Court This Term

By Adam Polaski • October 1, 2018, 4:17 pm The Supreme Court could hear any number of cases concerning LGBTQ nondiscrimination during their upcoming term — take a look at our analysis here.
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Why We’re Still Fighting, 22 Years After DOMA

By Masen Davis • September 21, 2018, 2:07 pm Our CEO Masen Davis reflects on the anniversary of the passage of DOMA, as well as all the progress we've made in the nondiscrimination movement since then.
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A Look Back: The Fall of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” and the Continued Fight for Transgender Military Service

By Shane Stahl • September 20, 2018, 10:55 am A look back at the history and ramifications of repealing the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy seven years ago today, and how presently we're continuing the fight for open transgender military service.
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This Week in Nondiscrimination: New Protections in Kentucky, a Win for a Trans Student, and Another Blow to the Proposed Military Ban

By Shane Stahl • August 10, 2018, 4:03 pm The important stories for the first full week of August, 2018.
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District Court Deals Yet Another Blow to the Trump Administration’s Attempted Transgender Military Ban

By Shane Stahl • August 7, 2018, 4:15 pm The latest ruling marks the eighth time a court has upheld the dignity of transgender soldiers, and prevented the ban from being implemented.
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One Year In, We Continue to Fight to #ProtectTransTroops as Attempted Military Ban Is Stayed By Multiple Courts

By Shane Stahl • July 26, 2018, 3:08 pm One year in, FFAA continues our work to push back against President Trump's proposed transgender military ban.
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Anti-LGBTQ Nominee Robert Wilkie Confirmed as Veterans’ Affairs Secretary

By Shane Stahl • July 25, 2018, 11:40 am WIlkie's confirmation sailed through the Senate largely unchallenged.
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Ninth Circuit Denies Trump Administration Transgender Military Ban

By Shane Stahl • July 18, 2018, 7:37 pm The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has denied another attempt by the Trump Administration to implement a ban on transgender people serving openly in the military, in the case of Karnoski v. TrumP.
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RULING: Transgender Military Ban Prevented From Taking Effect in Latest Federal Court Decision

By Shane Stahl • June 18, 2018, 5:09 pm On Friday, opponents of the attempted ban on transgender military service scored yet another victory as a court in Washington denied the Trump administration’s request for a stay in the case of Karnoski v. Trump.
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Highs and Lows of the 2018 Legislative Session for LGBTQ Nondiscrimination

By Shane Stahl • June 2, 2018, 4:44 pm A look at the Highs and Lows of the 2018 Legislative Session – and how everything that happened this year builds momentum toward future gains and fuels the LGBTQ movement for the months and years to come.
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Armed Forces Chiefs: We See No Issue With Open Transgender Military Service

By Shane Stahl • April 25, 2018, 3:40 pm With the testimony of Air Force Gen. Dave Goldfein before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, the leaders of all branches of the armed services are on record as seeing no issues presented by the ability of transgender soldiers to serve openly.
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