'You don't think to yourself, "I need to prepare for the government to take away my rights," but that's where LGBTQ+ people are today.'

Long term, lawyers and activists battling to ensure that transgender people can serve openly in the U.S. military are convinced they will prevail. Short term, they are braced for anguishing consequences.

Trump released an order Friday night banning most transgender troops from serving in the military except under “limited circumstances.”

A memo prepared by the Pentagon outlined medical requirements and specified how the applicants' sex would be identified and even which undergarments they would wear.

As Hurricane Harvey descended on the state of Texas, U.S. President Donald Trump made plenty of headlines... for lots of other reasons.

The White House is expected to tell the Pentagon in coming days how to implement a ban on transgender people in the military.

The president announced on Twitter in July that the U.S. military could not allow transgender individuals into the military.

The Mooch lashes out at Reince Priebus, Trump gives a campaign-style speech to boy scouts, and Kushner says he didn't do it.