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October 12, 2021 7:54 AM
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A conversation with a veteran who served in the National Guard under "don't ask, don't tell."
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April 28, 2021 8:01 AM
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The Air Force is adding two new groups to its slate of teams working to create equitable policies for minority employees, this time focusing on the LGBTQ and native communities.
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March 12, 2021 6:44 AM
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"Finally, we looked at each other and we started kissing. That’s how I realised he was gay."
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January 29, 2021 7:13 AM
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Three transgender Ohioans share experiences serving in, or trying to join, the military during Trump's ban of their service after Biden reversal
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October 13, 2020 7:14 AM
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Paulo Batista is lifting weights and hitting the books, striving to fulfill his father's dying wish for him to join the U.S. military. But he says all he has heard from the armed forces is either silence or a door slamming shut.
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May 8, 2020 8:59 AM
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Users on Reddit were shocked that Michael Clark is still paying back their ROTC scholarship after getting kicked out of the US Army.
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April 13, 2020 5:43 AM
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Sunday marks one year since the Pentagon enacted its policy restricting the service of transgender troops, and Talbott, a transgender man, is as resolute as ever.
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November 22, 2019 8:18 AM
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The documentary film depicts the life of Anastasia Biefang as she transitions and takes command of a German military battalion. Biefang says she wanted to show "there are transgender people in the Bundeswehr, too."
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May 27, 2019 6:20 AM
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It’s not as incongruous as it seems considering our history since then. We've come too far to get dragged back
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April 11, 2019 7:42 AM
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The hidden impact of President Trump’s transgender troop ban has been on the troops’ loved ones, whose lives, they tell The Daily Beast, have also suddenly been thrown into chaos.
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March 1, 2019 10:33 AM
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There are an estimated 14,700 transgender troops on active duty and in the Reserves. Five of them will testify Wednesday before Congress.
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June 27, 2018 7:26 AM
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Members of the Fort Drum community gathered June 25 at the Commons to observe Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. Hosted by the 10th Mountain Division (LI) Equal Opportunity Office, the theme of this year’s observance was inclusion and Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Dwayne BeebeFranqui served as guest speaker.
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June 26, 2018 7:33 AM
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The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning held the observation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month at Fort Benning, Georgia, June 21.
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May 13, 2021 7:35 AM
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Gay and lesbian veterans who received a less-than-honorable discharge because of their sexual orientation can't access federal veterans benefits. But Colorado is among the states moving to ensure they can at least qualify for state ones.
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March 22, 2021 6:53 AM
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As a transgender veteran in her 90s, she challenged government bureaucracy. She then set out to be recognized as the oldest working flight instructor.
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February 23, 2021 7:49 AM
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Transgender troops members begin a new era of open service in the U.S. military hoping the official policy of inclusion will become permanent.
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January 22, 2021 11:51 AM
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President Joe Biden has promised to overturn a Pentagon policy limiting the service of transgender individuals.
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June 23, 2020 6:23 AM
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Veteran Tirzah Parrish LeFeber served in the US Air Force for eight years, moving anywhere from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas to Balad, Iraq. While serving one’s country can create
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April 17, 2020 6:15 AM
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Since the repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell, military culture has changed toward LGBTQ veterans in public. What about inside the military?
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November 25, 2019 8:13 AM
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A number of former LGBTQ military members are finally receiving letters of apology from the Canadian Armed Forces — two years after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a formal apology for decades of 'state-sponsored' discrimination.
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October 12, 2019 11:00 AM
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Until President Obama lifted the ban on trans servicemembers in 2016, Alexandria Holder had to hide her true self. President Trump reinstated the ban.
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April 20, 2019 7:38 AM
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Trump’s ban is officially underway: Map Pesqueira, a University of Texas at Austin freshman, tells The Daily Beast he lost his military scholarship because he is a transgender man.
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April 10, 2019 7:04 AM
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A former soldier recounts the harassment he endured for being open about his sexuality, even after “don’t ask; don’t tell” was repealed.
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June 30, 2018 8:02 AM
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Rainbow clouds of colorful cornstarch added to the festive atmosphere at the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Pride Month 5K fun run/walk June 22 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
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June 26, 2018 7:49 AM
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“People are reluctant to get treatment in general, especially if they don’t know if where they’re going is going to be a safe place.”
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