Latest "transgender troops" stories

An activist holds a sign calling for federal protections of transgender rights, in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 1, 2023.

Opinion

Banning gender affirming care impacts service members and families

Conservative lawmakers are trying to turn back the clock, when it’s clear the majority of Americans, and troops themselves, support transgender troops.

By Bree Fram

5 weeks ago

Transgender vets call for more protections from Congress, VA

Advocates want VA to move ahead with plans to provide gender-affirming surgery to transgender veterans, a policy change first promised in summer 2021.

By Leo Shane III

6 months ago

Letter to the editor: Countering Army chaplain’s views on transgender community

There are countless chaplains who do not hold the same views as an Army chaplain who recently spoke out about transgender troops, says the author of this letter, who is a transgender active-duty Army chaplain.

3 years ago

Chaplain’s Facebook post denigrating transgender troops under investigation by Army

The post was made Monday in a story about President Joe Biden planning to end a service ban on transgender people.

By Howard Altman

3 years ago

New in 2020: Another battle about transgender troops

A top lawmaker says the issue is one of his biggest goals for the coming year.

By Leo Shane III and Joe Gould

4 years ago

What’s in the emergency defense policy bill?

Here's the skinny on the “skinny” version of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act from Sen. Jim Inhofe.

By Leo Shane III and Joe Gould

4 years ago