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  • From left: Colonel Bree B. Fram from the U.S. Space Force, Commander Blake Dremann from the U.S. Navy, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Erin Krizek from the Air Force, Chief Petty Officer (Ret.) Jaida McGuire from the Coast Guard, and Sgt. First Class (Ret.) Catherine Schmid from the Army at the Human Rights Campaign on Jan. 8, 2026. (Washington Blade photo by Joe Reberkenny)
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    HRC holds retirement ceremony for ousted transgender servicemembers 

    Jan 13, 2026 / Joe Reberkenny via The Washington Blade, Courtesy of The National LGBT Media Association
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    Pentagon moves to break with Boy Scouts over LGBTQ+ and gender inclusion

    Nov 26, 2025 / Joe Reberkenny via The Washington Blade, Courtesy of The National LGBT Media Association
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    Coast Guard’s redefinition of hate symbols raises safety concerns for service members

    Nov 24, 2025 / Joe Reberkenny via The Washington Blade, Courtesy of The National LGBT Media Association
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    New Pentagon policy undercuts trans troops’ ability to ask to stay in the military

    Nov 06, 2025 / Ryan Williams-Jent
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    ‘This is not the military I gave my life for’: LGBTQ veterans respond to Hegseth

    Oct 14, 2025 / Joe Reberkenny via The Washington Blade, Courtesy of The National LGBT Media Association
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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 to take control of MPD, deploy National Guard in D.C.

    Aug 11, 2025 / Christopher Kane via The Washington Blade, Courtesy of The National LGBT Media Association
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    Daughter of assassinated civil rights leader sees painful echoes of political violence in America

    Jul 03, 2025 / Wire Report
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    USNS Harvey Milk renamed after WWII sailor in latest Pentagon diversity purge

    Jul 02, 2025 / Wire & Staff Report
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    Sen. Schiff proposes resolution urging DOD not to rename U.S. Naval Ship Harvey Milk

    Jun 06, 2025 / Christopher Kane of The Washington Blade, Courtesy of The National LGBT Media Association
  • Nation

    Hegseth orders Navy to rename Harvey Milk ship

    Jun 04, 2025 / Christopher Kane of The Washington Blade, Courtesy of The National LGBT Media Association
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    Pentagon directs military to pull library books that address diversity, anti-racism, gender issues

    May 13, 2025 / Wire Report
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