Following an executive order by President Trump, the U.S. military has announced that it will no longer allow transgender individuals to enlist and will stop providing gender transition-related care for service members.
“The military will no longer allow transgender individuals to join the armed forces and will prohibit the conducting or facilitating of procedures related to gender transition for service members,” the statement said.
The announcement comes after an executive order signed by President Trump on January 27, instructing the Pentagon to establish a policy for transgender service members within 30 days.
The order stated that expressing “a gender identity that does not align with an individual’s sex contradicts a soldier’s commitment to a life of honor, truth, and discipline, even in their personal life,” and that those who do so “cannot meet the rigorous standards required for military service.”
