Coast Guard Cadets See Progress 10 Years After Repeal of 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell' Gays and lesbians were banned in the military until the 1993 approval of “don’t ask, don’t tell.”
10 Years After Don't Ask, Don't Tell Was Repealed, the Military Reckons with Past Discrimination Monday marks the 10th anniversary of the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell -- a change that heralded a cultural shift within...
Army To Provide Gender Transition Care, Surgeries for Transgender Soldiers The Army's new policy follows President Biden's executive order repealing a Trump-era ban on transgender troops.
VA Moves to Offer Gender Confirmation Surgery to Vets Secretary Denis McDonough made the announcement at a Pride Month event in Orlando.
Here's How Much the Pentagon Has Spent So Far to Treat Transgender Troops The Pentagon has spent $15 million in the past five years to treat 1,892 transgender troops, Defense Department data provided...
Air Force Creates LGBTQA, Indigenous Focus Groups to Address Diversity Issues The Air Force has put together two teams to address barriers and other issues affecting airmen and Space Force Guardians.
For Aspiring Transgender Recruits, Pentagon's New Policies Mean 'Dreams Coming True' The Pentagon's announcement did away with the Trump administration's directives restricting transgender people from joining...
McDonough Orders Review of VA Policies to Ensure Inclusion of LGBT Vets, Employees The department is working to make sure its policies don't discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
5 Days into Presidency, Biden Overturns Effective Ban on Transgender Military Service Biden allowed transgender people to be recruited and paved the way for active duty personnel to transition while serving.
Troops Still Await Action on Military Transgender Policy After Flurry of Executive Orders President Joe Biden has promised to overturn a Pentagon policy limiting the service of transgender individuals.
House Approves Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill After Bipartisan Compromise Reached A wide-ranging veterans policy bill that would bolster home caregiver programs and support for homeless veterans, among other...
Kings of Campus: How Some Army Instructors Use Their Clout to Prey on College Cadets To the young students in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), the officers who run the programs on college...
Tricare Changes are Coming in 2025. Here’s What Beneficiaries Need to Know Right Now Tricare beneficiaries need to be aware of changes taking place in both the East and West regions and may need to take action...
Naval Academy Graduate Charged with Hate Crime After Pride Flag Ripped from Annapolis Shop A Naval Academy graduate was charged with a hate crime after a tattoo shop in Annapolis reported its LGBTQ Pride flag had...
Who Is Doug Collins? A Look at Trump's Pick to Head the VA The former Georgia congressman is a Southern Baptist minister and Air Force colonel.
!["Equality flags" in support of transgender members of military.](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2021-06/AP-equality-flags-transgender-1800.jpg?itok=YjCPnWpD "In this July 26, 2017 photo, people with the Human Rights Campaign hold up "equality flags" during an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, in support of transgender members of the military (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)")
