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‘We’re Already Here’: A Renewed Transgender Ban Would Kill This Seasoned Army Grunt’s Long Career

Jeff Schogol
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Here’s What The Data Actually Says About Transgender Military Service
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Military Transgender Ban

Transgender couple Laila Ireland and her husband Logan Ireland have both served in the military.

How Will The Pentagon’s New Transgender Policy Work?

The military’s transgender ban has been lifted, but the implementation policy still needs to be developed.

Sarah Sicard

FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army Pfc. Chelsea Manning poses for a photo wearing a wig and lipstick. A U.S. Defense Department official said that Manning, an imprisoned transgender soldier formerly known as Bradley Manning, was hospitlaized Tuesday, July 5, 2016, in Leavenworth, Kan. Manning is serving a 35-year sentence at Fort Leavenworth's military prison for sending classified information to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.

Chelsea Manning’s Suicide Attempt Shows We’re Far From Transgender Equality

The rate of suicide for gender non-conforming Americans is staggering.

Brian Adam Jones

A photo composite shows transgender Navy SEAL veteran Kristin Beck while on active-duty (left) and after she separated from the Navy (right).

It’s Time To Drop The Ban On Transgender Troops

A categorical ban on transgender military service is laughably out of touch with reality.

Jason Lemieux