lead story - Under Trump’s Ban, Transgender Troops Must Decide: Come Out or Hide

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast

Atlanta, GA

(home of Georgia State)

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lead story - Meet The Transgender Troops Racing To Get a ‘Gender Dysphoria’ Diagnosis Before April 12

Samantha Allen
The Daily Beast

Arlington, VA

The Pentagon

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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 - Decorated transgender troops to testify before Congress

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NBC News

Washington DC

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lead story - Trump ban on transgender troops in US military could be reversed by new congress bill

Felicia Sonmez
Independent

US Capitol

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lead story - Another View: Ban on transgender troops demeans true patriots

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Brattleboro, VT

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lead story - Transgender Navy SEAL calls 'bulls---' on Trump admin saying transgender troops aren't as lethal or effective

Alex Lockie
Business Insider

Baltimore, MD

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lead story - The Faces Behind Transgender Troops’ Struggle for Acceptance

Jennie Rothenberg Gritz
Smithsonian.com

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lead story - Top enlisted sailor says he’s ‘honored’ and ‘blessed’ to serve with transgender troops

Marcus Fichtl
Stars & Stripes

Chinhae Naval Base

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lead story - No reports of transgender troops affecting unit cohesion, Marine Corps and Navy leaders say

Geoff Ziezulewicz
Military Times

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

Veronica Stracqualursi
CNN

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Trump drops challenge to transgender troops in military, opening door to Jan. 1 recruits

Jayne O'Donnell
USA Today

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

Russell Blair
Hartford Courant

Connecticut state capitol

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Lawmakers launch legislation to protect transgender troops

Carl Prine
The San Diego Union-Tribune

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

Eric K. Fanning
Time

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Defense Secretary Mattis says current transgender troops can re-enlist, for now

Tara Golshan
Vox

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis

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Iowa Gov. Disagrees With Trump Ban On Transgender Troops

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MTV Invited Six Transgender Troops to the V.M.A.s

Hilary Weaver
Vanity Fair

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“BETRAYAL”: TRANSGENDER TROOPS REACT TO TRUMP’S BAN

Dave Cullen
Vanity Fair

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