Thank You
A thank you to all our current soldiers and our veterans today, and to the families of those people who often wait and worry in ways most of us can’t imagine. But an especial thank you to those LGBT...
View ArticleCongrats, Diane Schroer
& Thank you, ACLU. WASHINGTON, DC September 19, 2008 — Today the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of Diane Schroer, supporting her claim that she was wrongfully...
View ArticleCindy McCain
Cindy McCain has said she wants Barack Obama to trade shoes/places with her, so that he would know what it’s like to have a child serving in the US military. Wow would she be surprised at … More→
View ArticleVeterans Day
First, thank you to all the Veterans out there who have served this country with honor and courage. Second, the results of the survey TAVA (Transgender American Veterans’ Association) conducted are...
View ArticleRaped Soldiers
Here’s another update – and more chilling news – about the astronomical levels of rape and sexual harassment inflicted on female soldiers serving in the US military. To really add insult to injury, the...
View ArticleTrans Documentary Drinking Game
In light of the documentary about Chloe Prince that will air tomorrow night, I thought we should all be prepared for what looks like it’s going to be a doozy of a predictable documentary. So, the...
View ArticleGood News: ENDA & DADT Update
ENDA & the bill to repeal DADT are supposed to go to the floor this month! Meanwhile, the whip count on ENDA, which Obama also backs, is entering its fifth week. The effort has most recently...
View ArticleBreaking: Judge Orders No DADT Enforcement
Wow: A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the U.S. military to stop enforcing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, effectively ending the ban on openly gay troops. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips’...
View ArticleDADT – Trans = Better, Not Best
I’m glad DADT has gone the way of history (and somewhat amazed such an idiotic policy had such a long tenure), but the fact of it is trans people are not covered by the repeal of DADT: crossdressing...
View ArticleBring Trans in the US Military
Trans people, as some people may know, were not included in DADT and so are also not free to serve now that it has been revoked. Trans people usually can’t serve because in order to get treatment for...
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