Headline Roundup July 26, 2017
Transgender Service Members Speak Out
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Several transgender service members are speaking out against Trump's Twitter announcement that he would ban all transgender people from serving in the military. “Let's meet face to face and you tell me I'm not worthy," said retired Navy SEAL, Kristin Beck, in an interview with Business Insider. In the news, the story received a great deal of attention from the Left and very little attention from the Right.
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Retired transgender Navy SEAL: Tell me to my face I’m not worthy of serving
The Hill
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A retired transgender Navy SEAL called out President Trump on Wednesday for his decision to ban transgender people from serving in the U.S. military, urging the president to tell her to her face that she is not worthy of serving.
Trump’s Contempt for Transgender Heroes
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Last year, there was a reunion of the crew of the U.S.S. Francis Scott Key. The submarine had been launched in 1966, and was part of the Navy’s nuclear fleet until its decommissioning in 1993.
For Transgender Service Members, Donald Trump’s Ban Is ‘A Shot In The Face’
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“I fought for America… Why not fight for me?” retired Navy SEAL Kristin Beck says.
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