Tag: Gender Issues

President-elect Donald Trump, right, kisses the hand of Kellyanne Conway, his campaign manager, during a VIP reception and dinner with donors, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Politico: Some women in Trump’s White House advanced because they ‘played along’ in a female ‘role’

Eddie Scarry · August 2, 2017 4:29 pm

After months of speculation, Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., announced her bid to run for the Tennessee governor's seat. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Beltway Confidential

Rep. Diane Black could easily become the first female governor of Tennessee

Philip Wegmann · August 2, 2017 2:20 pm

"We have made an investment in you and you have made an investment in the Coast Guard and I will not break faith," Zukunft said, recounting a conversation with a transgender Coast Guardsman. (U.S. Coast Guard)

National Security

Coast Guard commandant signals he will resist Trump’s military transgender ban

Travis J. Tritten · August 1, 2017 5:13 pm

"Patriotic transgender Americans who are serving -- and who want to serve -- must not be dismissed, deprived of medically necessary health care or forced to compromise their integrity or hide their identity," the statement said. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

National Security

56 retired generals, admirals oppose Trump transgender ban

Travis J. Tritten · August 1, 2017 3:51 pm

President Trump tweeted on July 26 that he will bar transgender individuals from serving "in any capacity" in the armed forces. The Pentagon is taking no action in response to the commander in chief's expressed wishes because, Defense Department officials say, a tweet is not the same thing as an order. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

National Security

Pentagon says Trump’s transgender tweet was not an order

Jamie McIntyre · July 31, 2017 6:36 pm

During a committee hearing, Rep. Kathleen Rice asked the witnesses overly broad questions, ran over her time by more than a minute, and then complained when Chairman Ron Estes, R-Kan., interrupted her. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)

Beltway Confidential

New York Democrat Rep. Kathleen Rice tries (and fails) to cry sexism in committee

Philip Wegmann · July 31, 2017 5:32 pm

That's the problem with inanimate objects -- when you ask for their preferred gender pronouns, they almost never answer. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Beltway Confidential

MTV is so politically correct its trophies are now genderless

Emily Jashinsky · July 31, 2017 4:47 pm

Ivanka Trump is frustrated with her critics for misunderstanding the power she has to persuade her father into changing his views. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Ivanka Trump wants to lower expectations of what she can accomplish: Report

Caitlin Yilek · July 31, 2017 11:55 am

Congress can take legislative action in response to the president's ban. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Congress can reverse or delay Trump’s transgender ban

Melissa Quinn · July 28, 2017 8:12 pm

Gorka, in an interview with BBC Radio 4 Today, cited studies showing that the transgender community has a 40 percent suicide rate. "That is a tragedy. We need to help those people," Gorka said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Sebastian Gorka: Trump’s military transgender ban shows his ‘warmth’

Leah DePiero · July 28, 2017 7:09 pm

Gen. Mark Milley said it was not unusual that President Trump's announcement on banning transgender military service would reach the Army chief the "same way as everyone else." Milley said he and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis had not yet received any written directive on the ban from the president and were waiting for guidance following the president's tweets Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Top Army general says he learned of Trump transgender ban through news reports

Travis J. Tritten · July 27, 2017 6:30 pm

The goal of the military is not a social experiment. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s transgender military ban is psychologically justified

Nicole Russell · July 27, 2017 4:04 pm