Six transgender service members walked the red carpet alongside the president of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), Sarah Kate Ellis, on Sunday night at MTV’s Video Music Awards show. The service members, Sterling James Crutcher (Air Force), Logan B. Ireland (Air Force), Laila Ireland (Army), Jennifer Peace (Army), Brynn Tannehill (Navy), and Akira Wyatt (Navy), were invited by the network to join the […]
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- 8/28/2017
- by Jacob Kaye
- Uinterview
After President Donald Trump officially signed off on his transgender military ban over the weekend, MTV invited a group of transgender service members and veterans to attend Sunday's MTV VMAs. Servicemembers Logan Ireland, Jennifer Peace, Sterling James Crutcher, and Akira Wyatt and veterans Laila Ireland and Brynn Tannehill all hit the blue carpet in Inglewood, CA, accompanied by GLAAD representative Sarah Kate Ellis. The group sported shirts with their military positions written on the front and flashed big smiles as they gathered together for photos. "MTV continues to be a pioneer and fierce advocate for the Lgbtq community by giving one of the most visible platforms to voices that need to be heard," Sarah said in a statement prior to the show. Keep reading to see more of their night. Related9 Crazy VMAs Moments That Have Taught Us to Expect the Unexpected "All we wanna do is be treated like everyone else.
- 8/28/2017
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
Transgender service members are sending a message on the MTV Video Music Awards red carpet.
A group of transgender military members and veterans walked the red carpet at the annual award show on Sunday with leaders of GLAAD and Sparta, an Lgbtq service members and veterans group.
Airman Sterling James Crutcher, Air Force Staff Sgt. Logan Ireland, Army Capt. Jennifer Peace and Navy corpsman Akira Wyatt, and trans veterans Laila Ireland and Brynn Tannehill were seen on the iconic red carpet.
The group sported wide smiles as they hugged close and posed for photos on the carpet. Many wore shirts...
A group of transgender military members and veterans walked the red carpet at the annual award show on Sunday with leaders of GLAAD and Sparta, an Lgbtq service members and veterans group.
Airman Sterling James Crutcher, Air Force Staff Sgt. Logan Ireland, Army Capt. Jennifer Peace and Navy corpsman Akira Wyatt, and trans veterans Laila Ireland and Brynn Tannehill were seen on the iconic red carpet.
The group sported wide smiles as they hugged close and posed for photos on the carpet. Many wore shirts...
- 8/27/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
GLAAD President Sarah Kate Ellis will walk the red carpet at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards (Vma) with Lgbtq service members in response to Donald Trump signing a directive banning transgender military recruits Friday evening. GLAAD and Sparta, a Lgbtq service members and veterans group, will be joining transgender service members Sterling James Crutcher, Logan Ireland, Jennifer Peace and Akira Wyatt, along with trans veterans Laila Ireland and Brynn Tannehill, GLAAD announced Saturday. August Getty, an Lgbtq philanthropist and fashion designer, will attend as well. According to CNN, on Friday Potus directed the military not to follow through with an Obama-era.
- 8/26/2017
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
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