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By David Roza Jun 24, 2021
Why Nellis Air Force Base held its first ever drag show
"The men are lovely on this Air Force base."
By Lauren Katzenberg Jun 03, 2021
How an Army veteran designed the iconic symbol of the gay rights movement
Editor's note: This article was originally published on June 18, 2015.
By Task & Purpose Jul 30, 2020
Coming Out: A Transgender Airman's Story
By Hyonhee Shin, Reuters Jan 16, 2020
South Korean army deciding whether to kick out its first transgender soldier
"We will likely discharge the soldier as there are different qualifications for men and women to meet in joining the military."
By Andrew Dyer, The San Diego Union-Tribune Dec 16, 2019
Civil rights leader Harvey Milk was kicked out of the Navy for being gay. Now the Navy's naming a ship after him
The late Harvey Milk was once a Navy dive officer based in San Diego
By Oriana Pawlyk, Military.com Jun 26, 2019
The Air Force is investigating an airman over a homophobic YouTube rant
A man in an Air Force uniform, identified only by the YouTube username "Baptist Dave 1611" ranted in a recent video, calling gay people "sodomites," "vermin scum," and "roaches" among other slurs, according to Air Force Times,
By Stephanie Russell-Kraft Jun 25, 2018
LGBTQ Vets, Uncomfortable With VA, Look To Each Other For Mental Health Care
After he returned from a tour in Iraq in the fall of 2006, Ramond Curtis wanted to get as far...
By Stephanie Russell-Kraft Feb 28, 2018
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Is Gone, But Its Effects Still Haunt LGBT Veterans
Lindsay Church comes from a military family, and as a teenager, she planned to join the Navy right after high...
By Adam Weinstein Oct 30, 2017
Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Military Transgender Ban
A federal judge has blocked parts of President Donald Trump's presidential memo banning transgender Americans from military service, setting up...
By Jared Keller Jul 27, 2017
Dunford: No Changes To DoD Transgender Policy Yet Despite Trump Tweets
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford on July 27 threw the brakes on President Donald Trump's...
By Adam Weinstein Jul 27, 2017
Here Are All The Nations In The World That Let Transgender Troops Serve
As the Department of Defense scrambles to develop a policy that fits President Donald Trump's surprise tweeted ban on transgender...
Trump's Transgender Tweets Leave Military Baffled And GOP Senators Fuming
As Defense Secretary James Mattis vacationed and President Trump took to his personal Twitter account this morning to announce a...
Trump Bans Transgender People From The Military In 3 Tweets
At the beginning of July, a spokesman for James Mattis said the secretary of defense had given his military chiefs...
By Lance Benzel, The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Jun 01, 2017
Transgender Air Force Academy Graduate Denied Commission While DoD Reviews Guidelines
A transgender Air Force Academy graduate is being withheld lieutenant's bars because of what the academy calls a gap in...
By Sarah Sicard May 18, 2017
Time Running Out For Mattis To Make A Call On Transgender Recruits
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has a little over a month to determine a ruling on the military's transgender policy, with...
By Sarah Sicard Jan 16, 2017
LGBT Advocates Liked What They Heard From Mattis
Retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis faced his confirmation hearing for the post of Defense secretary on Jan. 12, where...
By Sarah Sicard Oct 25, 2016
What The Military Is Like 5 Years After 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
For 17 years, the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy prohibited lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons from disclosing their sexual...