WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Kennedy III (D-4-MA) lead efforts for a resolution opposing President Trump’s ban on openly transgender servicemembers from serving in the U.S. military and urging the Department of Defense to not reinstate this discriminatory policy as litigation against the Administration’s proposed ban continues. OutServe-SLDN, the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), and SPARTA, the nation’s three key advocacy and support organizations for our LGBTQ military, veteran, and military family communities, issued the following responses:
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