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We are immensely grateful to transgender servicemembers—past, present, and future—and all who fought to end the ban.

Advocates, Plaintiffs Applaud President Biden’s Reversal of the Transgender Military Ban Jan. 25, 2021 (WASHINGTON) — Today, President Biden issued an executive order lifting the ban on transgender military service.…

New Polling Demonstrates Bipartisan Support for Transgender Troops A new national public opinion poll by Morning Consult demonstrates high levels of bipartisan support for transgender service members and broad opposition…

GLAD and NCLR Respond to US Navy Granting Waiver to Transgender Officer Who Sued to Challenge Military Ban The U.S. Navy announced last night that it has granted the first…

Statement on the One Year Anniversary of Trump’s Transgender Military Ban WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Defense began enforcing the transgender military ban proposed by President Trump one year ago tomorrow, on April 12, 2019. Five legal cases…

New Challenge to Transgender Military Ban Filed by Naval Officer Naval Officer Files New Challenge to Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Doe v. Esper is the first challenge to be filed since…

LGBTQ Organizations: Defense Authorization Bill Should Have Ended Trans Troop Ban WASHINGTON — Today, a coalition of organizations, including the Human Rights Campaign, National Center for Transgender Equality, GLBTQ Legal…

Important Motion to Compel Ruling for Doe v Trump Today we received an important, favorable ruling that authorizes broad discovery, enabling us to move forward with our case against the…

GLAD and NCLR Applaud Congressional Effort to Reverse Transgender Military Ban, Prohibit Discrimination in Military Service GLAD and NCLR, organizations leading the legal fight against the ban on transgender military service, released…

GLAD, NCLR, Equality CA Applaud Ninth Circuit Ruling Giving Green Light for New Review of Transgender Military Ban June 14, 2019 – Today, the Ninth Circuit issued its long-awaited decision…