{"id":82594,"date":"2019-03-28T12:25:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T16:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/glaad-praises-u-s-house-for-passing-resolution-condemning-trump-administrations-ban-on-transgender-service-members\/"},"modified":"2019-03-28T12:25:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T16:25:35","slug":"glaad-praises-u-s-house-for-passing-resolution-condemning-trump-administrations-ban-on-transgender-service-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/glaad-praises-u-s-house-for-passing-resolution-condemning-trump-administrations-ban-on-transgender-service-members\/","title":{"rendered":"GLAAD Praises U.S. House for Passing Resolution Condemning Trump Administration\u2019s Ban on Transgender Service Members"},"content":{"rendered":"

GLAAD Praises U.S. House for Passing Resolution Condemning Trump Administration\u2019s Ban on Transgender Service Members<\/b><\/p>\n

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ICYMI<\/a>: Poll: 70% of U.S. voters support transgender military service<\/p>\n

GLAAD to host special screening of\u00a0TransMilitary<\/em><\/a>\u00a0on Capitol Hill on April 3<\/p>\n

NEW YORK\u00a0\u2013 GLAAD, the world\u2019s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today hailed the U.S. House of Representatives for passing a resolution denouncing President Donald Trump\u2019s ban on transgender service members from serving openly for our country\u2019s armed forces.\u00a0The resolution was\u00a0approved\u00a0just two weeks before the Trump Administration announced plans to\u00a0implement the policy on April 12.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAny person who wishes to serve and protect the freedoms of this country should be able to do just that \u2013 regardless of their gender identity. It\u2019s a welcoming reassurance that the elected leaders in the U.S. House support the more than 13,000 brave transgender service members who proudly dedicate their lives to our nation,\u201d\u00a0said Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD. \u201cIt’s time for President Trump to drop his proposed ban and stand with transgender patriots putting their lives on the line to keep us all safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

The House vote comes one week before GLAAD plans to host a special screening of the groundbreaking documentary, TransMilitary<\/em><\/a>, on Capitol Hill on April 3. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Joe Kennedy, and transgender service members \u2013 including Captains Jennifer Peace and El Cook \u2013 will attend the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n

GLAAD has fought back against the Trump Administration\u2019s transgender\u00a0military\u00a0ban since the\u00a0President issued\u00a0his\u00a0directive on\u00a0July 26, 2017<\/a>. Not only has GLAAD condemned the administration\u2019s attempt to prevent transgender Americans from serving the United States, but GLAAD also\u00a0supported the\u00a0production and publicity of\u00a0TransMilitary<\/em><\/a>, a documentary which tells\u00a0the stories about the brave trans<\/a> soldiers currently our country.\u00a0GLAAD presented\u00a0a copy of the documentary<\/a>\u00a0to every member of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Military Personnel ahead of the subcommittee\u2019s hearing on the topic on February 27.\u00a0TransMilitary\u00a0is now available on\u00a0iTunes<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Amazon.<\/a><\/p>\n

Since taking office, the President Trump and his administration have\u00a0unleashed more than 98 attacks against LGBTQ\u00a0Americans\u00a0in policy and rhetoric, which includes banning transgender service members from openly serving in the country\u2019s armed forces.\u00a0GLAAD\u2019s\u00a0Trump Accountability Project (TAP)<\/a>\u00a0has catalogued every anti-LGBTQ action by this administration, available at\u00a0www.glaad.org\/trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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