SUPPORT OUR TRANSGENDER TROOPS:
1) Watch TransMilitary and ask your friends and family to do the same by accessing the film here.
2) Express your support for @TransMilitary, #OpenTransService and #ProtectTransTroops on social media.
3) Scroll down to make a donation to one or more of the organizations legally challenging the proposed new ban.
4) As there are no federal workplace protections for transgender Americans contact your elected officials urging them to represent all of their constituents, including our troops.
LAWSUITS AND NEWS
Supreme Court Revives Transgender Ban for Military Service (Jan. 22, 2019), The New York Times
Palm Center Response to DC Circuit Ruling on Transgender Military Ban. Read here.
American Military Partners Association (AMPA): The Latest in The Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Transgender Military Ban. Read here.
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Breaking Down Trump's Trans Military Ban. Read here.
THE THREAT OF A NEW TRANSGENDER MILITARY BAN
Subsequent to President Trump’s tweets on July 26, 2017 announcing his intention to re-instate the ban against transgender service members, the following organizations filed lawsuits, amicus briefs or provided research in order to #ProtectTransTroops and retain #OpenTransService. Please consider making a financial donation to any or all of these non-profits to help their work:
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
American Military Partners Association (AMPA)
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) (Amicus Brief)
SPARTA (Advocacy & Service Members)
Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) (Advocacy & Service Members)
Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) (Amicus Brief)