Military Transgender

• Transgender people will be able to enlist in U.S. military starting Jan. 1 despite Trump’s opposition

  Maj. David Eastburn says the enlistment of transgender recruits will start Jan. 1 and go on amid the legal battles.

  Politics

  Dec 11, 2017
  
• Federal court blocks Donald Trump’s ban on transgender military members

  Trump announced in an August memo that he intended to reverse course on a 2016 policy that allowed troops to serve openly as transgender individuals.

  Politics

  Oct 30, 2017
  
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• Donald Trump’s military transgender ban challenged by two lawsuits

  Civil rights groups filed two new lawsuits on Monday challenging President Donald Trump's controversial ban on transgender people serving in the U.S. military.

  World

  Aug 28, 2017
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• Donald Trump directs U.S. military to ban transgender recruits

  Trump appeared to leave open the possibility of allowing some already in uniform to remain in the military.

  World

  Aug 25, 2017
• U.S. army won’t take transgender recruits till 2018 after Pentagon approves delay

  The Obama administration ended the Pentagon's ban on openly transgender people serving in the U.S. military in 2016.

  World

  Jun 30, 2017
• U.S. military instructed to take steps towards transgender recruits: Pentagon memo

  The U.S. Department of Defense is assessing its ability to recruit transgender people as soon as 1 July, according to a memo signed by a top Pentagon official

  World

  May 21, 2017