News & Commentary about Transgender People and the Military
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![Trans flag flown at Capital Pride parade in Washington, DC, with the US Capitol in the background.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/11/trans-flag-in-front-of-capitol-building-b-400x266.jpg)
Nov 16, 2023
The Latest Must-Pass Bill Barreling Through Congress is an Attack on Gender-Affirming Care
![Transgender Pride flag on shoulder of a military camouflage uniform.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/10/military-transgender-pride-flag-b-400x266.jpg)
Oct 16, 2023
Congress is Trying to Deny Health Care to Transgender Veterans
![Soldiers Marching](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-transservice-1160x768-v01-400x266.jpg)
Dec 15, 2017
The Fight for Open Transgender Military Service Is Only Beginning
![Noa Strangio](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-noastrangio-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Nov 9, 2017
Veteran’s Day Reflections From a Civil Libertarian Former Soldier
![Army Patch](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-armypatch-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Nov 9, 2017
Our Fight to Defeat the Transgender Military Ban Enters a New Phase
![Brock Stone](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-brockstone-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Nov 8, 2017
Transgender Soldiers Are Equal to the Task. We Have Earned the Right to Serve Our Country.
![Army Uniforms](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-armyuniforms-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Sep 14, 2017
We Are Asking the Court to Put an Immediate Stop to the President’s Anti-Trans Military Ban
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Aug 28, 2017
We Are Taking Trump to Court to Stop His Illegal and Cruel Ban on Transgender Service Members