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Transgender military members react to 'jarring' Pentagon memo
Lt. Cmdr. Geirid Morgan told ABC News that as an openly transgender woman, seeing the ban in "black and white" was "jarring."
Transgender troops will be separated from military, Pentagon says
A new Pentagon memo directs the military to identify service members diagnosed with gender dysphoria within 30 days and begin separation actions.
Transgender troops will be removed from U.S. military, Pentagon says
The previous Trump administration effectively banned transgender people from joining, but the new memo says currently serving transgender troops will be discharged.
Transgender Troops Prepare for Military Ban
"What we do in the military, it transcends politics," said a U.S. Navy member who is making contingency plans in light of a new memo banning transgender troops.
Transgender veteran reacts to military ban
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DoD orders transgender troops be removed from the military
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Pentagon Plans to Expel Transgender Troops from Military in Expansion of Trump's Trans Service Ban
The Pentagon has revealed a new plan to remove transgender service members from the military. A memo on the trans military ban instructs each military branch to identify trans troops within 30 days an
Transgender service members will be discharged from military, Pentagon says
A new policy at The Pentagon will disqualify service members or recruits from serving if they’ve ever been diagnosed with or treated for gender dysphoria – with few exceptions.
Opinion
Don’t be fooled by double-speak on Trump’s transgender military ban
Rep. Gil Cisneros urges the military not to return to policies that ban transgender people from serving as themselves, as such policies undermine military readiness and national security.
Trump's Latest Cruel Attempt To Ban Transgender Troops
The Trump administration's policies are built on a foundation of lies: Millions of foreign criminals and mentally ill people illegally stream across our borders. Doctors abort babies after they are born.
Pentagon plans to begin removing trans service members from the military next month
Service members and recruits who are diagnosed with or treated for gender dysphoria are to be separated from the U.S. military in accordance with an executive order issued a month ago by President Trump.
USA Today4d
Transgender troops must serve using their birth gender or face ouster: Pentagon
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon released its new policy Wednesday for transgender troops to serve in the military, which requires them to demonstrate they “have never attempted to transition to any ...
CBS News5d
Transgender service members to be removed from military, Pentagon memo says
The U.S. will begin removing transgender troops from the military within 30 days unless they obtain a waiver on a case-by-case basis, the Pentagon said in a Wednesday memo. The memo became public ...
Washington AG files support in effort to block federal ban on transgender military service
The State of Washington has joined 20 other states in supporting a legal challenge to a federal ban on transgender military personnel serving in the armed forces.