LGBTQ Veterans

LGBTQ Veterans coverage on JRL CHARTS follows the policies, legal battles and government actions affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer military veterans across the United States.

Coverage includes veterans benefits, transgender veterans, military discharge policies, healthcare, housing and employment assistance, discrimination and efforts to protect LGBTQ service members after leaving the Armed Forces.

JRL CHARTS also tracks state and federal legislation shaping the rights and benefits available to LGBTQ veterans.

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17 02, 2021

British Veterans Discharged for being Gay, Allowed to Get Medals Back

2026-06-20T19:09:09-07:00February 17th, 2021|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

UNITED KINGDOM — (02-17-21) — Gay and bisexual British veterans who were stripped of their medals because of their sexual orientation will now be able to reclaim them, the UK government announced on Tuesday, admitting the pre-2000 policy was an "historical wrong." Only heterosexual people were allowed to serve in the British Armed Forces until [...]

25 01, 2021

Transgender Military Ban Lifted by President Biden while New Poll Shows Approval Rating of 63 Percent

2026-09-29T21:32:15-07:00January 25th, 2021|Categories: LGBTQ Politics, Transgender News|Tags: , , , , , |

WASHINGTON D.C — (01-25-21) — President Joe Biden fulfilled another campaign promise by repealing the Transgender Ban on military service that was instituted by former president Trump. Not only is president Biden correcting wrongs instituted by the former president, he is also enjoying a healthy approval rating of 63 percent, according to a new poll [...]

24 01, 2021

Biden Administration Announce Repeal of Transgender Military Ban

2026-09-29T21:32:16-07:00January 24th, 2021|Categories: LGBTQ Politics, Transgender News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

WASHINGTON D.C — (01-24-21) — President Biden is expected to repeal the ban on transgender Americans from serving in the military on Monday. The news broke Sunday evening from the Biden administration to news media outlets that the president is keeping another campaign promise by reversing the ban on transgenders serving in the military. Watch [...]

15 05, 2020

Navy grants Waiver under Trump’s transgender military ban

2026-09-29T21:32:16-07:00May 15th, 2020|Categories: LGBTQ Politics, Transgender News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

WASHINGTON D.C. — (05-15-20) — The U.S. Navy grants its first-ever waiver under President Trump’s transgender military ban to an individual who sued to remain in the Navy. The waiver was granted to "Jane Doe" in the case against the transgender military ban filed back in March by the National Center for Lesbian Rights and [...]

6 01, 2019

U.S. Court of Appeals Green Lights Transgender Military Ban

2026-09-29T21:32:16-07:00January 6th, 2019|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

WASHINGTON, D.C (01-06-19) — The U.S. Court of Appeals gave the Trump administration a victory on Friday, ruling in favor of Trump's Transgender Military Ban. The court to the position of the pentagon saying that they have the right to induct a policy of restricting military service by transgender people. The three-judge panel of the [...]

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