With the end of the transgender military ban earlier this year and the U.S. armed forces now embracing open service, today GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders and the National Center for Lesbian Rights have officially closed Doe v. Trump, the first lawsuit challenging the ban. GLAD and NCLR are immensely grateful to transgender servicemembers—past, present,Continue reading The First Challenge to the Military Ban Comes to a Close
Supreme Court Allows Challenges to Trump’s Transgender Military Ban to Continue in Lower Courts
GLAD’s Jennifer Levi said: The Trump administration’s cruel obsession with ridding our military of dedicated and capable service members because they happen to be transgender defies reason and cannot survive legal review. NCLR’s Shannon Minter said: Multiple federal courts have recognized that excluding qualified individuals simply because they are transgender is contrary to basic constitutionalContinue reading Supreme Court Allows Challenges to Trump’s Transgender Military Ban to Continue in Lower Courts
Judge Orders Government to Produce Documents Related to Development of Trans Military Ban Implementation Plan
Judge Orders Government to Produce Documents Related to Development of Trans Military Ban Implementation Plan Washington, D.C.—Federal District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly today issued a ruling ordering the Trump administration to disclose information about its decision to ban otherwise qualified transgender troops from military service in Doe v. Trump, GLAD and NCLR’s case challenging the TrumpContinue reading Judge Orders Government to Produce Documents Related to Development of Trans Military Ban Implementation Plan
NCLR, GLAD on Trump’s Trans Military Ban One Year Later
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 2018 Contacts: Lauren Gray, NCLR lgray@nclrights.org / (215) 983-3099 Amanda Johnston, GLAD ajohnston@glad.org / (617) 417-7769 NCLR and GLAD Statement on the Transgender Military Ban, a Year After Trump’s Tweets “One of our plaintiffs, Jane Doe 3, served in both Iraq and Afghanistan and said she was having breakfast afterContinue reading NCLR, GLAD on Trump’s Trans Military Ban One Year Later