{"id":55837,"date":"2017-08-28T16:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T20:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/see-which-celebrities-were-star-struck-to-meet-the-transgender-service-members-at-the-vmas\/"},"modified":"2017-08-28T16:00:31","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T20:00:31","slug":"see-which-celebrities-were-star-struck-to-meet-the-transgender-service-members-at-the-vmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/see-which-celebrities-were-star-struck-to-meet-the-transgender-service-members-at-the-vmas\/","title":{"rendered":"See which celebrities were star struck to meet the transgender service members at the VMAs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>See which celebrities were star struck to meet the transgender service members at the VMAs<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Last night at the 2017 MTV VMAs six transgender military service members took to the red carpet alongside GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis to share their personal stories and proudly raise the visibility for the over 15,000 current U.S. military service members and estimated 134,000 American veterans.<\/p>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;All we wanna do is be treated like everyone else.&#8221; Trans active military service members speak out against the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TransBan?src=hash\">#TransBan<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VMAs?src=hash\">#VMAs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1N979lTFvV\">pic.twitter.com\/1N979lTFvV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MTV (@MTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MTV\/status\/901957064875958272\">August 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">U.S. service members Sterling James Crutcher, Logan Ireland, Jennifer Peace, and Akira Wyatt, and veterans Laila Ireland and Brynn Tannehill were invited by MTV to attend the 2017 VMAs after President Trump announced his intention to bar transgender people from serving &#8216;in any capacity&#8217; in the U.S. military. Late Friday evening, President Trump <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2017\/08\/25\/official-trump-directs-pentagon-enact-trans-military-ban\/\">officially directed<\/a> the Pentagon to move forward with this discriminatory policy due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/chrisgeidner\/trump-issues-policy-directing-an-end-to-open-transgender?utm_term=.naVPG4lZJ#.rxRG0zEZ2\">take effect<\/a> on March 23, 2018.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;These brave and inspiring service members are not only serving our country and protecting us <g data-gr-id=\"34\">all,<\/g> but now thanks to MTV their stories will reach billions around the world and demonstrate how unjust and unpatriotic President Trump&#8217;s proposed ban is,&#8221; GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis told<a href=\"http:\/\/www.etonline.com\/mtv-honors-transgender-military-members-2017-vmas-86142\"> Entertainment Tonight<\/a> during the event.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Read about their military service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glaad.org\/blog\/meet-transgender-service-members-walking-iconic-2017-mtv-vma-red-carpet\">here<\/a> and visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transmilitary.org\/\">Trans Military<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spartapride.org\/\">SPARTA<\/a> for more information and stories from and about transgender military service members, veterans ,and their families. Red carpet guests Logan and Laila Ireland first came out as transgender service members in The New York Times Emmy\u00ae nominated <g data-gr-id=\"36\">short<\/g> film, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitly.com\/loganandlaila\">Transgender, at War and in Love<\/a>.&#8221; Their full story and that of Capt. Jennifer Peace, who also attended the 2017 MTV VMAs, is coming out in the soon to be released feature documentary,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.transmilitary.org\/\">TransMilitary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The service members received huge applause when they entered the red carpet and spoke with MTV. Today their stories are running around the world, helping shift the narrative around Trump\u2019s ban by making sure America hears the voices of those directly affected by this discriminatory policy. Here are some behind-the-scenes photos of their night!<\/p>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So incredibly honored to have these <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/offers.cam4tracking.com\/aff_c?offer_id=125&#38;aff_id=2778&#38;source=gfcsb\">trans<\/a> military members with us at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VMAs?src=hash\">#VMAs<\/a> tonight <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/taFCsbkZzR\">t.co\/taFCsbkZzR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KLpadYupgT\">pic.twitter.com\/KLpadYupgT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MTV (@MTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MTV\/status\/901932233216233472\">August 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trans military members Akira Wyatt and Jennifer Peace spreading the word <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/notransban?src=hash\">#notransban<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/vmas?src=hash\">#vmas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ny8MhYmWX5\">pic.twitter.com\/ny8MhYmWX5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NewNowNext (@NewNowNext) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewNowNext\/status\/901944071173709825\">August 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Numerous celebrities including Heidi Klum, Mel B, Kyle Richards, Tyler Posey, Gigi Gorgeous, Raymond Braun, Billy Eichner and Brendan Scannell voiced their support for the service members, joining the voices of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/monkey-cage\/wp\/2017\/08\/04\/in-every-state-majorities-oppose-trumps-proposed-ban-on-transgender-military-service\/?utm_term=.34af7b49086c\">majority<\/a> of Americans in all fifty states who oppose banning transgender Americans from military service.<\/p>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heidiklum\">@heidiklum<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialMelB\">@OfficialMelB<\/a> support <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/offers.cam4tracking.com\/aff_c?offer_id=125&#38;aff_id=2778&#38;source=gfcsb\">trans<\/a> service members and veterans. Retweet if you do, too! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VMAs?src=hash\">#VMAs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l9Kyq4iWGr\">pic.twitter.com\/l9Kyq4iWGr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GLAAD (@glaad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glaad\/status\/901951930418827266\">August 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BYUYQglgufA\/\" target=\"_blank\">Honored to meet @laila.ireland @transmilitary at the @vmas #OpenTransService @glaad #thankyou<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Kyle Richards Umansky (@kylerichards18) on <time datetime=\"2017-08-28T01:06:29+00:00\">Aug 27, 2017 at 6:06pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BYULAirHdoq\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thank you @tylerposey58 for taking a stand against the trans military ban! #VMAs #notransban <\/a><\/p>\n<p>A post shared by @glaad on <time datetime=\"2017-08-27T23:10:42+00:00\">Aug 27, 2017 at 4:10pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They Make U.S. Stronger. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VMAs?src=hash\">#VMAs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F63wh8kdz1\">pic.twitter.com\/F63wh8kdz1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raymond Braun (@raymondbraun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/raymondbraun\/status\/901990960808116224\">August 28, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So incredibly honored &#038; proud to stand with our breathtakingly courageous, patriotic service members of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TransMilitary\">@TransMilitary<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VMAs?src=hash\">#VMAs<\/a> tonight. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TpsbnX9hJM\">pic.twitter.com\/TpsbnX9hJM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 billy eichner (@billyeichner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billyeichner\/status\/901963054933360640\">August 28, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrendanScannell\">@BrendanScannell<\/a> for standing up for <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/offers.cam4tracking.com\/aff_c?offer_id=125&#38;aff_id=2778&#38;source=gfcsb\">trans<\/a> service members and veterans! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J83gJ00dGr\">pic.twitter.com\/J83gJ00dGr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GLAAD (@glaad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glaad\/status\/902008824260911105\">August 28, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Service members also wore \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glaad.org\/together#shop\">GLAAD \u2018&#038;\u2019 pins<\/a> on the red carpet to represent all marginalized communities standing together.<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 MTV VMAs were filled with powerful moments activism for marginalized communities who are facing attacks by an administration focused on strengthening institutional discrimination and walking back hard-fought progress. Susan Bro, the mother of the late Heather Heyer, who was killed in Charlottesville, announced the launch of the Heather Heyer Foundation from the VMA stage. Logic spoke powerfully about mental health and suicide following his performance of 1-800-273-8255. Paris Jackson called out the violent ideology of white supremacists and Reverend Robert Mead, a descendant of Robert E. Lee, condemned white supremacy and called all those with privilege and power to do the same.<\/p>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VMAs?src=hash\">#VMAs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C5iaDAXfEO\">pic.twitter.com\/C5iaDAXfEO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MTV Look Different (@LookDifferent) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LookDifferent\/status\/902000393751814144\">August 28, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Help GLAAD continue to further amplify the stories of transgender service members and fight back against President Trump\u2019s discriminatory ban by getting your own &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.omaze.com\/made\/they-make-us-stronger?ref=stronger\">They Make Us Stronger<\/a>&#8221; t-shirt, created in partnership with Kesha and George Takei and seen on the iconic VMA red carpet.<\/p>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">animals!!! excited to share that i\u2019ve teamed up w\/ GLAAD to support the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/offers.cam4tracking.com\/aff_c?offer_id=125&#38;aff_id=2778&#38;source=gfcsb\">trans<\/a> people in our<br \/>military. snag a tee! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BoUnUhsmZP\">t.co\/BoUnUhsmZP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tnMZT3eg3E\">pic.twitter.com\/tnMZT3eg3E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 kesha (@KeshaRose) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeshaRose\/status\/892059709980782592\">July 31, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I watched the VMAs last night and couldn&#8217;t be prouder. 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