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Transgender Military News on JRL CHARTS delivers breaking updates, policy shifts, and national insights affecting transgender service members across the U.S. Armed Forces.

From Pentagon rulings and Department of Defense memos to legislative battles and state-level challenges, this tag covers every development shaping LGBTQ representation within military ranks.

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8 02, 2018

Trump, Defense Secretary Mattis Will Announce Trans Military Policy in 13 Days

2026-02-07T22:54:10-08:00February 8th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer After president Trump's ban on military service by transgender Americans was blocked by the courts, defense secretary Mattis is set to release a new policy on transgender troops on February 21. Now here is the kicker! Lawyers for the Justice Department in this case do not plan on throwing out [...]

4 02, 2018

RNC Backs President Trump Ban Of Transgender People In Military

2026-06-20T19:10:38-07:00February 4th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON (JRL CHARTS) — Last Friday the Republican National Committee [RNC] made it official that they are backing President Donald Trump on his order to ban transgender Americans from serving in the U.S. military. In a resolution which is sure to be covered on the mainstream media this week, passed [...]

30 10, 2017

LGBT Advocates Score Victory as Judge Blocks Transgender Troop Ban

2025-11-27T12:29:34-08:00October 30th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON, D.C — Transgender Military Ban set it motion by president Trump, fell off the wagon today when LGBT rights advocates scored a victory today when a federal court decision ruled on Monday, Oct. 30, that the Pentagon is banned from enforcing the Trump administration’s executive order to ban from [...]

17 09, 2017

Pentagon – Transgender Troops Will Be Allowed To Re-Enlist For Now

2026-02-28T16:50:30-08:00September 17th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics, Z-Legacy|Tags: , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON, DC — Defense Secretary James Mattis and the Pentagon have reportedly issued new guidance on Friday which will continue to allow transgender troops currently serving in the military to re-enlist in the coming months as the department tries to figure out how to enforce President Trump's ban on their [...]

28 08, 2017

ACLU Files Second Lawsuit Against Transgender Military Ban

2026-02-02T20:36:03-08:00August 28th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer LGBT Politics — After announcing that Lambda Legal and Outserve-SLDN had filed a lawsuit against president Trump for his unconstitutional transgender military ban that he announced last Monday, the ACLU has filed a second lawsuit with the assistance of Covington & Burling LLP against the Trump challenging the president’s directive [...]

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