U.S. 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
• Top U.S. general says there’s no change yet to transgender policy following Donald Trump’s tweet

  Marine General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, began his note to service chiefs, commanders and senior enlisted leaders by acknowledging the uncertainty that followed Trump's announcement.

  Politics

  Jul 27, 2017
• Military veterans in Congress divided over Trump’s transgender troops ban

  Veterans in the U.S. Congress are divided on the issue of Trump's ban on ban transgender service in the armed forces.

  World

  Jul 27, 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