BTS member J-Hope has only gone and joined the army. So that’s one more gone. He’ll be back in two years though, never fear.
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ban on transgender service members instituted by the Trump administration, in which some individuals who had transitioned prior to the ban were “grandfathered” in, meaning they could continue serving without incident, while those wishing to transition in the future or currently in the process of transitioning could not.Under the Rubio-Banks bill, the Department of Defense would be forced to adopt regulations prohibiting people who identify as transgender or have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria from serving, except in rare circumstances.Those exempt from the ban are people who may identify as transgender but have remained stable in their assigned sex at birth for 36 months prior to joining the military, and members who are diagnosed after entering the military but who do not attempt to medically transition.Under the bill, those who have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria may only serve in their assigned sex at birth.
Those who identify as transgender but have never been diagnosed with gender dysphoria may also serve in their assigned sex at birth, and are expected to adhere to all fitness and dress code standards for that gender.However, any person who has undergone surgical transition — even under previous administrations with affirming policies — would be prohibited from continuing to serve.Under the bill, 90 days after its enactment into law, the Defense Department would be forced to adopt regulations requiring individual service members’ gender markers in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System to match their assigned sex at birth, regardless of whether a person’s gender marker was previously amended.Currently, there are an estimated 15,000 transgender people overall serving in the various branches
.BTS member J-Hope has only gone and joined the army. So that’s one more gone. He’ll be back in two years though, never fear.
Ryan Reynolds is “gobsmacked and emotional as all hell” after being honoured for his humanitarian work by the Canadian Academy during this year’s Canadian Screen Awards.
Elliot Page will be hitting the road to promote his upcoming memoir, Pageboy.
Succession as part of her divorce settlement from Rupert Murdoch.The HBO series, which stars Brian Cox as Logan Roy, is partially inspired by the Murdoch family, along with other media mogul families like the Redstones and Mercers. “The amazing thing about this stuff is that it’s everywhere,” show creator Jesse Armstrong told The New York Times in 2019.“Sumner Redstone’s family. The Mercers.
READ NOW: Joe Jonas shares brutal verdict Wetherspoons experience on UK tripThe multibillionaire media mogul, who counts himself among the top 32 wealthiest people in the USA, called time on his marriage with Jerry Hall last year. She was reportedly given a deadline of 30 days to move out of the luxury home the pair shared and into a different property in Oxfordshire solo. According to Vanity Fair, the happy marriage celebrations the pair shared back in 2016 were marred by the media mogul coming down with the flu.
EXCLUSIVE: Emily Hall (Lumina) and David Kelsey (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story) are set to star in Wrong Numbers, an indie drama marking the feature directorial debut of Duane Edwards, which will head into production in Chicago in early May.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is tracking 452 anti-LGBTQ bills in the U.S., according to data the organization has compiled through April 11. These bills have been introduced in state legislatures across the U.S. since January and represent a new record — already more than twice the number of such bills introduced all of last year.
New images of crumbling ceilings and rotting beams have laid bare the challenges of repairing Ashton’s Grade-Two listed iconic Town Hall.
Ravi is leaving VIXX.
VIXX rapper Ravi has left the K-pop boyband following his trial for alleged evasion of military service.In January 2023, a South Korean broker claimed that he had helped an idol rapper falsify an epilepsy diagnosis to attain an IV grade in his health evaluation for military service, allowing him to receive an exemption from active duty.In the same month, Ravi was identified by prosecutors as a possible client of the broker, per The Korea Times. Following the news reports, Ravi’s agency GROOVL1N said that it was “closely examining the truth about the situation”.
from public view. If the latest reporting is to be believed, the PR-strategy-wise. Simultaneous accounts published in Page Six and People suggest that Donald has been pleading with his wife to make a public show of support on the campaign trail.
Christina Hall has a message for online trolls.
It wasn’t happily ever after for Shantel VanSanten and Victor Webster.
After exchanging vows three times, it’s over for Shantel VanSanten and Victor Webster, Us Weekly can confirm.
Sean Spicer has ended his nightly Newsmax show Spicer & Co. after three years.
Eric Trump had an important dinner to attend amid his father Donald Trump’s arraignment. The businessman was spotted during a social outing over the weekend, joined by his wife Lara and eight other guests at Blackbird Modern Asian, located in Jupiter, Florida.It was reported by Page Six, that the group was having dinner in the same restaurant as NBA star Michael Jordan and his wife Yvette Prieto.
SHINee member Taemin has officially been discharged from military service, and he’s set to celebrate it with fans during an upcoming fanmeeting event.The K-pop idol was officially discharged from his two-year military service on April 4, nearly two years since he enlisted for active duty on April 19, 2021. The occasion was marked by his SM Entertainment, which released a video titled ‘Taemin is Back’, featuring archival footage of the singer in a practice room.Soon after, Taemin also released a handwritten letter, touching on his time in the military and feeling about being discharged.
Christina Hall and her husband Joshua Hall celebrated their second anniversary with a romantic trip to Cabo!
Mental health services for children and young people are struggling with recruiting and maintaining staff in Wigan, a meeting heard.
, the hit docuseries about several doctors and nurses working in a New York City-area hospital, executive producers Ruthie Shatz and Adi Barash are back with a spinoff series that expands the scope to include the fast-paced world of emergency medicine. , which is also on Netflix, continues to follow some of the standout, real-life characters from — which many dubbed the «real-life .» Also, it introduces viewers to new medical personnel at a few other nearby locations as they navigate the ups and downs of the city's relentless healthcare system and never-ending need for patient care. In addition to Dr. David Langer, Dr. John Boockvar and Dr.