Making the Case

The Test Case: Shilling v. United States, The Snowballing Transgender Military Ban

May 5, 2026·34 min
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Military Appreciation Month is observed every May in the United States to honor the service of all members of the armed forces, past and present, and their families. In this Military Appreciation Month episode, we will join Lambda Legal’s Director of Non-binary and Transgender Project, Sasha Buchert, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Deputy Director of Litigation, Ami Patel, and author, actor, and activist, Dr. Elijah Nicholas to dive into Trump’s immediate attempt to erase trans people from the military in the federal case, Shilling v. United States, what service means to both veterans and activists, and reflect on the realities of serving in the armed forces.

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