Top general blames unclear science for transgender troops delay

Leo Shane III
Military Times

Albert Cashier

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ezs note:  Yes.  Let's think over this matter. Carefully.  Oh, never mind that  Albert Cashier served

honorably in the Civil War.  Yes.  Let's think.  Yes.

Steve King compares transgender troops with castrated slaves

Linh Ta
The Des Moines Register

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GOP Poised To Strip Medically Necessary Care For Transgender Troops

Jennifer Bendery
Huffpost

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ezs note:  If you are represented by a Republican who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, it's time to let your voices of displeasure be heard. In addition,  if an opponent is running, it may be time to send a bit of money their way.  Hey, it may be only five or ten bucks, but the earlier the better.

Here's the offenders:

Vicky Hartzler (4th MO)

Pete Sessions (32nd TX)

Tom Cole (4th OK)

Rob Woodall (7th GA)

Michael C. Burgess (26th TX)

Doug Collins (9th GA)

Bradley Byrne (1st AL)

Dan Newhouse (4th WA)

Liz Cheney (at-large WY)

Services facing July 1 deadline ask for more time to develop transgender policy

Tom Vanden Brook
USA Today

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Services required to report plans to accept new transgender troops

Tom Vanden Brook
USA Today

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Ban on transgender troops to be lifted July 1

Tom Vanden Brook
USA Today

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Military transgender ban set to end next May

Tom Vanden Brook
USA Today

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Advocates: Transgender care costs not a barrier to service

Patricia Kime
Military Times

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Transgender troops: Hurry up and wait six months

Jim Patterson
LGBT Weekly

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ezs note:  Well... I have some mixed feelings about Mr. Patterson's thoughts here.  Granted, on occasion you will have lunatics like Louie Gohmert around, (my sympathies, first district of Texas)  but the majority of representatives - Democratic or Republican - will at least be willing to grant you a hearing.  It is far too solipsistic to automatically play the "blame the representative" game.  If you didn't vote in the last election, I'm sorry - it's YOUR fault.  

Transgender troops policy change raises many questions

Andrew Tilghman
Navy Times

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Other Views: Pentagon and transgender ban

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Transgender troops attending White House LGBT Pride event

Press
Air Force Times Flightlines

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The Pentagon can easily drop its ban on transgender troops, study finds

Dan Lamothe
http://www.washingtonpost.com

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