If We Want To Protect Trans Troops, We Need to Protect Our Courts
Last Tuesday, the US Supreme Court said it would let the Trump Administration temporarily implement its notorious transgender ban while legal challenges to it continue.
It’s estimated that over 134,000 American veterans are transgender, and over 15,000 trans people are serving in military today. Support for transgender veterans has improved, but they still face barriers from obtaining updated service records that do not out them as transgender, and from receiving VA coverage of necessary medical procedures. Find out more about advances and challenges for transgender veterans and service members, and how to get support.
Last Tuesday, the US Supreme Court said it would let the Trump Administration temporarily implement its notorious transgender ban while legal challenges to it continue.
It can be hard to believe this administration is doing even more damage under the shadow cast by the confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh — President Trump’s beleaguered Supreme
Earlier this summer, we had a unique opportunity to fight a decades-old barrier between transgender veterans and life-saving health care.