Statement on SCOTUS Intervention in Shilling v. Trump
Today, Out in National Security (ONS) CEO Luke Schleusener issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court lifted the Preliminary Injunction in Shilling v. Trump: “Lifting the injunction during ongoing litigation is both harmful and irresponsible. Allowing the ban to go into effect will cause the plaintiffs to suffer in precisely the way they are seeking relief from through the courts, which is their Constitutional right. It is an embarrassment. The simple fact is that letting the ban go into effect will have irreversible
Statement on Rollback of Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Protections for Veterans
Together with Minority Veterans of America, Modern Military Association of America, and SPARTA, ONS's Luke Schleusener vehemently condemn the VA's decision to rescind the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) Directive 1341 — a lifesaving policy that ensured transgender, nonbinary, and intersex veterans received respectful, clinically appropriate health care — in a recent joint press release: “At a time when the American people face growing global threats, attacks on LGBTQ+ service members, veterans, and their families make all of us less safe
