PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is issuing an order to ban transgender people from serving in the military except under “limited circumstances,” following up on his calls to ban transgender individuals from serving.
The White House says retaining troops with a history or diagnosis of “gender dysphoria” — those who may require substantial medical treatment — “presents considerable risk to military effectiveness and lethality.”
Trump received recommendations from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in February for dealing with transgender individuals serving in the military.
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