Breaking the Silence: Coming Out in the CIA | SpyCast (video)

 

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ezs note:  You can hear all the sputum you want, but it's YOUR ass that's being covered - including LGBTQ folks. 

national/world - Transgender Navy pilot, barred from service, reflects on 'patriotism' ahead of Trump's military parade

Deena Zaru, Luis Martinez

ABC News

fighter jet F-35A

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please press: abcnews.go.com

national/world - Pentagon to resume medical care for transgender troops

Jack Detsch, Paul McLeary, Kyle Cheney

Politico

The Pentagon

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national/world - Trans woman falsely linked to DC plane crash sues influencer for defamation

Rachel Leingang

The Guardian

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Arlington, VA

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please press:  theguardian.com

national/world - Trump administration memo orders Pentagon to identify and fire transgender members of US military

Chris Stein

The Guardian

The Pentagon

Arlington, VA

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please press:  theguardian.com

The Michael Cohen Show - Trump Cemetery STUNT BACKFIRES on Campaign

 

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national/world - Restrictions on Transgender Health Care Slipped into Senate's Must-Pass Defense Bill

Rebecca Kheel

Military.com

The Pentagon

Arlington, VA

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please press:  www.military.com

Texas - She counted on her school's LGBTQ resources. Texas' anti-DEI law took some of them away

Juan Salinas II

KERA

Arlington, TX

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please press:  www.keranews.org

ezs note:  Of course, you could always transfer to one of Connecticut's universities.  Trust me, we won't bite!

Henry Berg-Brousseau, transgender rights advocate and son of Kentucky state senator, dies at 24

Press

CBS News

Arlington, VA (Berg-Brousseau's home)

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please press:  www.cbsnews.com

ezs note:  If you are having trouble with the idiocy that goes with life, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988 or 1-800-273-HELP (8277). Thanks.

nota de ezs: si tiene problemas con la idiotez que acompaña a la vida, llame a la línea directa nacional de prevención del suicidio al 988 o al 1-800-273-HELP (8277). Gracias.

Pentagon - Pentagon cancels $10 billion cloud contract given to Microsoft over Amazon

Ellie Kaufman, Zachary Cohen

CNN

one template of cloud computing

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please press:  www.cnn.com

lead story - Time runs out on Texas House bill banning gender-confirmation health care for kids, but another attempt lives on in the Senate

Megan Munce

The Texas Tribune

Arlington, TX

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please press:  www.texastribune.org

ezs note:  Texans - You still have a chance of killing SB1311 by telling your state Senator to vote NO on this odious bill.  Stick a fork in 'em!

lead story - New Pentagon transgender rule sets limits for troops

Associated Press
NBC News

Arlington, VA

The Pentagon (under construction)

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Female and Transgender Troops Fear Exclusion in Trump’s Pentagon

Dan De Luce and Paul McLeary
Yahoo!

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please press:  http://sports.yahoo.com

Navy: No Exceptions to Fitness Standards for Transgender Sailors

Hope Hodge Seck
Military.com

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please press:  http://www.military.com

Defense Department Issues Transgender Handbook

Amy Bushatz
Military.com

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please press:  http://www.military.com

Pentagon to pay for ‘medically necessary’ sex-change operations for active transgender troops

Corey Dickstein
Stars and Stripes

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please press:  http://www.stripes.com

In a First, Openly Transgender Service Member Promoted

Fiona Dawson
NBC News

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Blake Dremann, center

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please press:  http://www.nbcnews.com

Ban on transgender troops to be lifted July 1

Tom Vanden Brook
USA Today

please press:  http://www.usatoday.com

Pentagon celebrates LGBT pride while changes to its transgender policy are stalled

Dan Lamothe
The Washington Post

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please press:  https://www.washingtonpost.com

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