The White House Formalizes Its Military Transgender Ban
In a memo released Friday, President Trump announced the rollback of an Obama-era order allowing transgender individuals to be recruited by and serve in the United States armed forces.
by Vann R. Newkirk II
Aug 25, 2017
2 minutes
A month after tweeting about a ban of transgender Americans serving “in any capacity” in the United States, on Friday President Trump made his announcement official, directing the Pentagon to roll back an Obama-era order allowing transgender individuals to serve. The memo ends a month of confusion over the unofficial
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