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A Navy SEAL's fight against LGBTQ+ policies tests the Pentagon's new extremism rules
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Navy SEAL Bryce Henson, right, speaks into a bullhorn directed into the face of a pro-LGBTQ+ demonstrator at a rally in Orange, California, Sept. 7, 2023. , Credit: Courtesy of Kelly Stuart
The Navy stopped short of invoking the extremism rules against Bryce Henson, who has appeared at rallies alongside the Proud Boys and posted threat...

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  • Added: Feb 07, 2024
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 4
A new lawsuit says the VA has failed to live up to its promises about gender-affirming care
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough (right) talks with VA social worker Art Akkerman at a June 2022 LGBTQ Pride event in Denver, Colorado., Credit: Elaine Buehler / U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
The Transgender American Veterans Association is suing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, two years after the department said it would provid...

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  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 5
Before 2011, the military forced out thousands of LGBTQ+ troops. Now, some are suing.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Jules Sohn (left), who now is the LGBTQ+ Liaison for the Los Angeles Police Department, is among the plaintiffs in the lawsuit seeking to upgrade the discharges of thousands for LGBTQ+ former service members., Credit: Courtesy Jules Sohn
The federal lawsuit seeks upgraded discharges for more than 30,000 former service members.

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  • Added: Oct 09, 2023
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 8
The military is offering to transfer troops affected by anti-LGBTQ laws, but the process isn't easy
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Service members and guests - including Space Force Command chief master sergeant John Bentivegna (center) - attend the Air Force LGBTQ Pride celebration at the Pentagon on June 6, 2022. This image has been altered to obscure security badges. , Credit: Eric Dietrich / U.S. Space Force
Military families can move to new bases if they're stationed in states with laws hostile to LGBTQ people. But families who try to take advantage of...

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 4
Some states are doing what the federal government won't: Giving veterans benefits to gay ex-troops
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Former Navy sailor Louis Miller stands on the deck of the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier. Miller was kicked out of the Navy in 1992 for being gay., Credit: Courtesy Louis Miller
Thousands of troops were expelled for being gay before Congress changed the law in 2011. Though many still don't qualify for federal veterans benef...

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  • Added: May 10, 2021
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 8
Despite Biden's order, transgender recruits still wait to join the military
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: President Biden signs a Jan. 25 order repealing the military transgender ban, as Vice President Harris, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Mark Milley (left), and Defense Secretary Llyod Austin watch., Credit: Adam Schultz / White House photo
Though President Biden signed an executive order allowing transgender people to serve in the military, would-be recruits are waiting for the Pentag...

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  • Added: Feb 08, 2021
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 4
In an outdoor recreation program, veterans find healing and friendship
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Jesus Guzmán (right) and fellow Higher Ground veterans participate in a team-building exercise during a hike in Big Bear, Cal., Credit: Libby Denkmann/American Homefront
At "recreational therapy" camps, outdoor activities and mindfulness help veterans with PTSD, sexual trauma, and other issues.

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2018
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 7
Why Librarians (and Others Who Fight for Free Speech) Will Save Us
From: John Shuck
Series: Beloved Community
Caption: (Top Clockwise) Nicole Correri, Brett Webb-Mitchell, Jeremy Rothe-Kushel
The rising threat to free speech, Muslim-Christian dialogue, and LGBTQ+ advocacy.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2018
  • Length: 54:00

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