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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Wyoming - Local GOP endorses ban on discrimination

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Jackson Hole News & Guide

Jackson, WY

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civil rights - New Trans Military Ban Filing Would Accelerate Ruling to Permanently Stop the Trump Ban

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The Rainbow Times

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China - Chinese Social Media Site Reverses Gay Content Ban After Uproar

Javier C. Hernández, Zoe Mou
The New York Times

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Maryland - Maryland lawmakers ban gay conversion therapy for minors

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Gay Star News

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Donald Trump - Syrian refugees don't 'want to go to US', envoy says in defense of Trump ban

Jon Swaine
The Guardian

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Top medical group says 'no medically valid reason' to ban transgender troops

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CNN

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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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Transgender Air Force Officer On Trump's Ban And His Supportive Fellow Troops

Ari Shapiro, Noah Caldwell
NPR

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SPLC seeks to defend ban on conversion therapy challenged by hate group

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US military ‘preparing to accept transgender troops’ after court ruling on Trump ban (UK)

Nick Duffy
Pink News

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As Trump attempts a transgender military ban, Germany celebrates its first trans commander

Rick Noack
The Washington Post

Storkow, Germany

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Bermuda - Bermuda wants to ban homosexuality after legalization (translated)

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Ban On Transgender Service Members

Camila Domonoske
NPR

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ezs note:  If you want to read a more detailed Memorandum Opinion of Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, the transcript is about halfway down.  

Connecticut Joins Legal Battle Over Trump's Ban On Transgender Troops

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Hartford Courant

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Former Army Secretary: Donald Trump’s Transgender Troops Ban Weakens the Military

Eric K. Fanning
Time

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Justice department: sex discrimination ban does not protect transgender people

Molly Redden
The Guardian

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Thousands protest ruling to overturn ban on 'conversion therapy' for gays and lesbians in Brazil

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Los Angeles Times

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Lawsuit: Iowa Medicaid ban on sex-reassignment surgery is 'unconstitutional'

Courtney Crowder
The Des Moines Register

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Transgender Iowan deploys to Hurricane Irma despite president's ban

Courtney Crowder
The Des Moines Register

Sint Maarten

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