Pete Hegseth has implemented a ban prohibiting transgender individuals from enlisting in the U.S. military, in alignment with a memo signed by the Secretary of Defense. This ban follows Trump's earlier executive order aimed at reinstating restrictions that were revoked by President Biden in 2021. The memo halts all gender-affirming medical procedures for military personnel. The Human Rights Campaign has criticized the ban as harmful and filed a lawsuit, claiming it undermines national security and threatens the military’s ability to recruit and retain qualified service members.
The department must ensure it is building 'one force' without sub-groups defined by anything other than ability or mission adherence.
Thousands of transgender service members have already met the military's rigorous standards and have more than proven themselves.
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