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Dear Friend,

Thousands of transgender service members woke up today with renewed
hope and an increased sense of security, no longer living with the
daily fear that they might be forced from service. Through an
executive order, President Joe Biden fulfilled his promise to reverse
the hateful, discriminatory ban.

I hope you'll join me in saluting our transgender service
members for their courage and for their sacrifice. By prioritizing an
end to this discriminatory, unjustified ban, President Biden has
fulfilled a campaign promise and is making our military stronger and
more unified.

Since the July 2017 tweet that placed a ban on transgender people
serving in the military, GLAAD has used our megaphone to amplify the
stories of dedicated transgender service members across media and at
events like the GLAAD Media Awards and 2017 MTV VMAs. We also
supported the production and publicity of TransMilitary, a documentary
which tells the stories of trans service members serving our
country.  At a GLAAD screening of the documentary, Speaker Nancy
Pelosi called the ban "an act of cruelty" and went on to
say about transgender acceptance in the military and beyond: "To
them it's inconceivable, to us it is inevitable. So we have to
shorten the distance between the inconceivable to some and the
inevitable to us."

There is still a tremendous amount of work to do in the first 100 days
and beyond ensuring the LGBTQ community reclaims our ground and
pushing equality forward. Please, if you are able, make a gift
now

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to support GLAAD's efforts on behalf of LGBTQ people as our
community's watchdog, ensuring fair and accurate reporting and
amplifying the issues we face everyday and the stories about our heros
that inspire acceptance.

In Solidarity, 

Sarah Kate Ellis
GLAAD President and CEO

PS - If you would like to support GLAAD on an ongoing basis, please
consider becoming a monthly donor here.

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