Since President Trump announced in March that the Pentagon would prohibit many transgender people from serving in the military, thousands of Americans have been in limbo, not knowing whether their careers were over or whether they would be barred from even joining the armed forces.
MSNBC host Joy Reid offered a complicated on-air apology on her show on Saturday over homophobic rhetoric she is alleged to have used in posts on a now-defunct blog. She didn’t apologize for writing the posts; in fact, she didn’t admit to writing them at all, oddly explaining that…
Though it took nearly seven months to be realized, the confirmation of President Trump’s inspired pick of Richard “Ric” Grenell to serve as the U. S. ambassador to Germany is now a fait accompli, and deservedly so. After a delay seemingly as interminable as the fruitless Russia probe by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, obstreperous Democrats finally folded Thursday when…
In 1993, when President Bill Clinton signed the policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” into law, it represented a compromise between those who wanted to end the longstanding ban on homosexuals serving in the U.S. military and those who felt having openly gay troops would hurt morale and cause problems within military ranks.
Who could oppose the idea of ensuring patients are never discriminated against by hospitals because of their sexual orientation, their gender identity, or their gender expression? Sadly, the answer is federal health and justice policymakers. High-ranking officials are systematically tearing out even the humblest measures aimed at upholding the basic American values of fairness and equality.
Although LGBT people are becoming more visible in society, federal data reveal little about the U.S. LGBT population and its needs. In a first in U.S. history, the U.S. Census Bureau will explicitly count same-sex couples living together in the 2020 census. The decision to ask about same-sex relationships, announced on March 29…
The vocal leader of the Coast Guard will continue to allow transgender troops to serve until he’s legally forced not to. The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Adm. Paul Zukunft, said he remained committed to transgender service members until a specific policy lawfully requires the Coast Guard to ban them.
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