lead story - Landmark ruling finds South Korea military illegally discharged a transgender soldier

AP

NPR

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North Carolina - Equality NC policy director reacts to Biden lifting Trump ban on transgender people serving in military

Tim Pulliam

WTVD-TV

Raleigh, NC

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lead story - Biden lifts Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in military

Luis Martinez

ABC News

cold weather training

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lead story - For transgender people in the military, much hinges on presidential election

 Sean D. Naylor

Yahoo! news

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lead story - I Served 30 Years in the Military. Trump’s Transgender Ban Calls Me Unfit

Dana Delgardo
TIME

US Air Force

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civil rights - Military spends more on Viagra than on transgender recruits. So why ban trans?

Benjamin Carlton
Miami Herald

Miami, FL

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lead story - In U.S., 71% Support Transgender People Serving in Military

Justin McCarthy
Reuters

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lead story - Charlotte Clymer: Being transgender shouldn't matter in the military

Charlotte Clymer
CBS News

The Pentagon

Arlington, VA

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lead story - Transgender Troops Tell Congress That They Excel in the Military

Julie Watson
TIME

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lead story - Transgender recruit tries to join military before ban takes effect

Danae King
The Columbus Dispatch

Worthington, OH

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civil rights - Commentary: Military ‘transgender ban’ disregards science, humanity

Kate Thomas
The Mercury

Manhattan, KS

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civil rights - Military Transgender Ban Not Ripe for SCOTUS, Justices Told

Jon Steingart
Bloomberg Law

US Supreme Court

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lead story - Trump administration asks Supreme Court to take up military transgender ban

Ariane de Vogue, Joan Biskupik
CNN

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civil rights - Courts order Trump to reveal internal talks on military's transgender policy

Travis J. Tritten
Washington Examiner

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ezs note:  Yeah, the Washington Examiner tends to be a wee bit conservative.  (cue the violins)  But I did feel that this was important.  Go Judge Copperthite!

civil rights - Md. judge blocks effort to shield military transgender ban info

Press
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lead story - Barely any transgender recruits have made it into the military since Trump's ban ended

Kathryn Krawczyk
The Week

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lead story - 120 House Democrats hit ‘flawed’ science in Pentagon’s plan limiting transgender people in military

Joe Davidson
The Washington Post

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lead story - Federal judge keeps hold on Trump transgender troop ban

Jacqueline Thomsen
The Hill

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Iowa - Republican senator opposes Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military

Zack Ford
ThinkProgress

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Let Transgender Americans Continue to Serve in the Military

The Editors
The New York Times

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