Author: Ophelia Overton

GLAD and NCLR, organizations leading the legal fight against the ban on transgender military service, released the following statements on this week’s anticipated U.S. House vote on an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would allow any qualified individual, including transgender people, to serve in the U.S. military:  Statement by Jennifer Levi, Director of Transgender Rights Project atContinue reading GLAD and NCLR Applaud Congressional Effort to Reverse Transgender Military Ban, Prohibit Discrimination in Military Service →

GLAD says, “That the Trump administration has pushed so hard to be allowed to implement this baseless, immoral and un-American ban is nothing short of shameful.” NCLR says, “A country that turns its back on the very individuals who are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to defend it has lost its moral bearings” WASHINGTON,Continue reading Trump Administration Begins Enforcing Its Transgender Military Ban Amid Ongoing Legal Challenges →

Injunction in Doe v. Trump still remains in place, blocking ban from enforcement Washington, D.C. – GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) released the following statements in response to today’s Maryland district court ruling lifting an injunction on the Trump-Pence transgender military ban: “The Trump administration keepsContinue reading GLAD, NCLR Statements in Response to Maryland Court Lifting Injunction in Trans Military Ban Case →

People across the country agree: anyone qualified and willing should be able to serve. Click through the videos below to learn why servicemembers, activists, and members of Congress stand with our transgender troops and against Trump’s cruel and discriminatory transgender military ban. When I was bleeding to death in my Black Hawk helicopter after IContinue reading What People Are Saying About The Transgender Military Ban →