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Victory! Court Orders U.S. Military to Immediately Halt Ban of Transgender Troops

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By Lambda Legal

December 11, 2017

The ruling came in the lawsuit brought by Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN challenging the ban, and prevents the ban while the case proceeds.

See Also: Military, Transgender Rights, Washington
The State of Washington Just Joined Our Case Challenging The Trans Military Ban

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By Lambda Legal

November 14, 2017

A U.S. District Court judge today granted the state of Washington’s motion to intervene in support of the plaintiffs in Karnoski v. Trump, the federal lawsuit filed in August by Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s ban on military service by transgender people.

See Also: Military, Transgender Rights, Washington
State of Washington Joins Lawsuit in Support of Transgender Military Service Members

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By Lambda Legal

September 25, 2017

The state of Washington filed a motion to intervene in support of the plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against Donald Trump's transgender military ban.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Military, Transgender Rights, Washington
Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN Ask Court to Halt Transgender Military Ban

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By Lambda Legal

September 14, 2017

Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN today asked a federal court to halt immediately all steps taken to implement the Trump Administration’s discriminatory plan to ban transgender individuals from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Services.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Military, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN Sue President Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Service Ban

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By Lambda Legal

August 28, 2017

Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s ban on military service by transgender individuals.

See Also: Military, transgender
Trump's #TransBan Shows He Has No Idea What Trans People Trying to Enlist Actually Deal With

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By Payton McGarry

July 28, 2017

Lambda Legal client Payton McGarry recounts his experience in trying to enlist in the military as a transgender man.

See Also: Community Education, Advocacy & Inclusion, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Military, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, North Carolina
Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN Will Sue if Tweet Becomes Policy

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By Lambda Legal

July 26, 2017

Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN promise to take immediate legal action to protect transgender service members and recruits should President Donald Trump follow through on his early morning tweet threatening to ban transgender military service.

See Also: Military, Transgender Rights
URGENT: Stop The House From Denying Health Care To Transgender Service Members

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By Sasha Buchert

July 13, 2017

Lambda Legal opposes Rep. Hartzler's anti-transgender amendment to the NDAA.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Military, Transgender Rights, Washington, D.C.
Lambda Legal and Transgender Law Center Petition VA to Provide Surgery for Transgender Veterans

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By Lambda Legal

May 10, 2016

Late yesterday, Lambda Legal and Transgender Law Center, with co-counsel WilmerHale, petitioned with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to change the rule that categorically excludes transition-related surgery for transgender veterans.

See Also: Military, Transgender Rights, Florida
Momentum

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By Kevin M. Cathcart

December 7, 2013

In the blog series Momentum: 2013, A Year of Equality we ask Lambda Legal’s experts to discuss the impact of the previous year and the continuing work necessary to keep equality moving forward.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, ENDA, Marriage, Military, Momentum, Same-sex relationships, Transgender Rights

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Victory! Court Orders U.S. Military to Immediately Halt Ban of Transgender Troops

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The State of Washington Just Joined Our Case Challenging The Trans Military Ban

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State of Washington Joins Lawsuit in Support of Transgender Military Service Members

1200x630_theystandwestand.png

Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN Ask Court to Halt Transgender Military Ban

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Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN Sue President Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Service Ban

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Trump's #TransBan Shows He Has No Idea What Trans People Trying to Enlist Actually Deal With

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Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN Will Sue if Tweet Becomes Policy

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URGENT: Stop The House From Denying Health Care To Transgender Service Members

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Lambda Legal and Transgender Law Center Petition VA to Provide Surgery for Transgender Veterans

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Momentum

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