Inside the US trans military ban
As the US Defense Department moves to ban transgender service members and a legal battle unfolds, two trans officers open up about what is at stake for them.
One of the first executive orders that President Donald Trump signed in his second term of office stated that being transgender is incompatible with the 鈥榬igorous standards necessary for military service鈥�. It set the stage for a ban on trans people serving in the military, regardless of ability, rank or service history. Official figures say there are 4,240 transgender service members in the US armed forces, however research commissioned by the US Defense Department in 2016 estimated there could be up to around 10,000.
Over the past four months the 成人快手 has been following the stories of two trans service people as the executive order took effect. Both have served 17 years in the military, and are now facing the threat of a dishonourable discharge.
Archive sources: NBC News, FOX News, CBS News, CNN, Chicks on the Right, Newsmax, 9 News, WKYC, ABC News, US Army's School of Advanced Military Studies
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