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Military.com “Leading Advocacy Group for Gay Rights in the US Military Shutting Down,” September 26, 2022

Washington Post (Editorial), “Ending the transgender ban is a triumph of evidence over prejudice,” January 29,2021

Military Times, “Retired Surgeons General say Trump’s Transgender Ban Damaged Military Readiness,” December 7, 2020

Washington Post, “Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops Hurt the Military,” November 22, 2020

Politico, “Transition 2020: Biden Could Take Swift Action on Transgender Ban,” November 7, 2020

National Public Radio, “NPR News,” September 9, 2020

New York Times, “Biden Could Quickly Reverse Trump’s Military Transgender Ban, Group Says,” July 22, 2020

New York Times, “Supreme Court Expansion of Transgender Rights Undercuts Trump Restrictions,” June 15, 2020

MSNBC, Rachel Maddow Show, “Interview with Aaron Belkin,” April 12, 2019

New York Times, “Supreme Court Revives Transgender Ban,” January 22, 2019

The Hill, “Shifting Rationales for Transgender Military Bans,” December 24, 2018

New York Times (Editorial), “A Growing Problem for Military’s Transgender Ban: Facts,” April 29, 2018

National Public Radio, “Military to Allow Transgender Recruits,” December 31, 2017

NBC News, “Banning Transgender Troops Could Cost $960 Million, Report Says,” August 15, 2017

The Hill, “Retired Generals to Mattis: Don’t Delay Accepting Transgender Recruits,” June 7, 2017

Washington Blade, “End to Trans Military Ban Celebrated at Think Tank Symposium,” July 13, 2016

Fox News, “How We Fight,” November 3, 2016

The Hill, “Dems, Pentagon Officials, Advocates Celebrate End Of Transgender Ban,” July 13, 2016

New York Times, “Transgender People Will Be Allowed to Serve Openly,” June 30, 2016

NBC News, “Transgender Military Ban Lifted,” June 30, 2016

Associated Press (television) “Praise for Pentagon’s Transgender Change,” June 30, 2016

MSNBC, Rachel Maddow Show, “Interview with Aaron Belkin,” June 30, 2016

NBC Nightly News, “Pentagon Ends Ban on Transgender Troops,” June 30, 2016

Military Times (Op-Ed), “Simple Solutions for Transgender Troops,” June 14, 2016

USA Today, “Cost of Treating Transgender Troops Negligible,” August 12, 2015

CNN, “Transgender Military Members, One Accepted, One Not,” July 13, 2015

Military Times, “Transgender Troops Say They Want To Serve Openly,” November 14, 2014

MSNBC, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Lives On For Transgender Troops,” October 21, 2014

Washington Post, “New Study: DoD Can Easily Drop Transgender Ban,” August 25, 2014

New York Times (Editorial), “Discrimination in the Military,” May 14, 2014

Associated Press, “Ban on Transgender Troops Comes Under Scrutiny,” March 18, 2014

New York Times (Editorial), “A Military Success Story,” September 15, 2012

CNN, “Aaron Belkin Discusses Impact of DADT Victory,” December 18, 2010

Newsweek, “The Military Should Quickly Repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’,” June 3, 2010

Politico, “Get Over Gay Fear, U.S. Allies Advise,” May 26, 2010

New York Times, “Scuttle ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’,” May 22, 2010

Army Times, “Foreign Commanders Discuss Open Gay Service,” May 20, 2010

CNN, “U.S. Allies Say Integrating Gays In Military Was NonIssue,” May 19, 2010

New Yorker, “Stonewall Plus Forty,” July 6, 2009

PBS Newshour, “‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Faces New Scrutiny,” June 29, 2009

Daily Show, “Interview with Nathaniel Frank,” March 9, 2009

National Public Radio, “Retired Officers Seek To End ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’” November 24, 2008

CNN, Anderson Cooper 360°, “Arabic Translator Discharged,” August 15, 2006

ABC Good Morning America, “The Cost of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” February 15, 2006

ABC Nightline, “Gay Veteran Confronts DADT,” August 9, 2005

Los Angeles Times (Op-Ed), “Military’s Self-Inflicted Wound,” January 19, 2005

New York Times (Op-Ed), “Ready, Willing, Disqualified,” December 16, 2004

Washington Post (Op-Ed), “Revolving Door for Troops,” July 12, 2004

New York Times (Op-Ed), “Why We Need Gays in the Military,” November 28, 2003

Fox, O’Reilley Factor, “Aaron Belkin Interview,” June 18, 2003

New York Times (Editorial), “Military Tolerance Works,” January 13, 2000