By Jeff Lake As discussed in the last issue of On Watch, the President has issued an Executive Order which allows transgender...
military transgender policy
Transgender Ban Update
By Jeff Lake On January 25, 2021, after years of confusion and litigation, the ban on military service by transgender...
Review and update of the military transgender ban, Fall 2020
By Jeff Lake There are continuing developments in the struggle to overturn the transgender ban regarding military enlistment...
Transgender Ban Update, Summer 2020
BY JEFF LAKE There has been a significant development concerning the ban on military service by transgender individuals...
Transgender Ban Update, Spring 2020
BY JEFF LAKE There have been a few new developments regarding the administration’s ban on military service by transgender...
Transgender Ban Update, Fall 2019
BY JEFF LAKE Since the last issue of On Watch, several developments have occurred regarding the President’s attempt to ban...
TRANSGENDER BAN UPDATE, JUNE 14, 2019
BY JEFF LAKE The spring of 2019 has seen the implementation of the ban on military service by transgender individuals. ...
Transgender ban still in effect as Ninth Circuit orders new review
by Jeff Lake The spring of 2019 has seen the implementation of the ban on military service by transgender individuals. What...
Transgender Ban Update, Spring 2019
BY JEFF LAKE As the year 2019 began, the administration’s attempt to ban military service by transgender people was blocked by...
MLTF responds to SCOTUS decision on Transgender ban
As 2019 began, the administration’s attempt to ban military service by transgender people was blocked by four nationwide...
Trump Trans Ban 2.0
The Trump administration is trying again to block most transgender individuals from serving in the US military. But the policy...
Court blocks Trump ban on transgender servicemembers
Update 3/28/18: In light of recent news of a newly revised trans ban by the Trump administration, we are preparing a new post...
Trump issues policy instruction for ban on transgender troops
In the past few days, several developments have occurred in the ongoing story of President's Trump's reinstatement of the ban...
Trump initiates Trans service turmoil, but policy remains unchanged for now
On July 26th, President Trump issued via Twitter his decision that transgender personnel would no longer be able to serve in...
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