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Hegseth calls for an end to ‘woke’ military, citing DEI and LGBTQ+ issues

Oct 01, 2025 / Joe Reberkenny via The Washington Blade, Courtesy of The National LGBT Media Association
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Trump bans transgender service members from U.S. armed forces

Jan 28, 2025 / Christopher Kane of The Washington Blade, Courtesy of The National LGBT Media Association
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GLAAD catalogues LGBTQ+-inclusive pages on White House and federal agency websites

Jan 20, 2025 / Christopher Kane of the Washington Blade, Courtesy of the National LGBT Media Association
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Pentagon settles with LGBTQ+ veterans discharged under discriminatory policies

Jan 07, 2025 / Christopher Kane of the Washington Blade, Courtesy of the National LGBT Media Association
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Pentagon to restore honor to veterans kicked out over their sexual orientation

Sep 20, 2023 / Christopher Kane of the Washington Blade, Courtesy of the National LGBT Media Association
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LGBTQ+ veterans sue Pentagon for failing to correct discrimination after DADT repeal

Aug 10, 2023 / Christopher Kane of the Los Angeles Blade, Courtesy of the National LGBT Media Association
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US military’s ban on enlistment by HIV-positive people faces legal challenge

Nov 14, 2022 / Christopher Kane of the Washington Blade, Courtesy of the National LGBT Media Association
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California enacts law to help LGBTQ military veterans

Sep 19, 2022 / Wire Report
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Judge rules US military can’t discharge HIV-positive troops

Apr 13, 2022 / Wire Report
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Transgender USAF veteran trapped in Taliban takeover of Kabul

Aug 16, 2021 / Brody Levesque OF THE LOS ANGELES BLADE, COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL LGBT MEDIA ASSOCIATION
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National transgender military advocacy group elects new president

May 03, 2021 / Brody Levesque of the Los Angeles Blade, Courtesy of the National LGBT Media Association
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Trans service members fight COVID-19 under ongoing ban

Apr 29, 2020 / Philip Van Slooten OF THE WASHINGTON BLADE, COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL LGBT MEDIA ASSOCIATION

Department of Defense

Hegseth calls for an end to ‘woke’ military, citing DEI and LGBTQ+ issues

Trump bans transgender service members from U.S. armed forces

GLAAD catalogues LGBTQ+-inclusive pages on White House and federal agency websites

Pentagon settles with LGBTQ+ veterans discharged under discriminatory policies

Pentagon to restore honor to veterans kicked out over their sexual orientation

LGBTQ+ veterans sue Pentagon for failing to correct discrimination after DADT repeal

US military’s ban on enlistment by HIV-positive people faces legal challenge

California enacts law to help LGBTQ military veterans

Judge rules US military can’t discharge HIV-positive troops

Transgender USAF veteran trapped in Taliban takeover of Kabul

National transgender military advocacy group elects new president

Trans service members fight COVID-19 under ongoing ban

Nancy Pelosi won’t seek re-election next year

Grindr lawsuit over Gulfport teen’s murder won’t go to court

Watermark Out News Issue 32.23: Peace Talks

California’s Prop 50 passed with overwhelming support from voters and LGBTQ+ advocates

Queer resistance meets herstory in Powerstories and Studio@620’s ‘Cadillac Crew’

New Pentagon policy undercuts trans troops’ ability to ask to stay in the military

Nancy Pelosi won’t seek re-election next year

Grindr lawsuit over Gulfport teen’s murder won’t go to court

Watermark Out News Issue 32.23: Peace Talks

California’s Prop 50 passed with overwhelming support from voters and LGBTQ+ advocates

Queer resistance meets herstory in Powerstories and Studio@620’s ‘Cadillac Crew’

New Pentagon policy undercuts trans troops’ ability to ask to stay in the military

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