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Learn about the history and current status of transgender service members in the U.S. Armed Forces, from the Civil War to the present. Find out how transgender people have been banned, allowed, and supported by different policies and laws over time.
Rachel Levine is the assistant secretary for health and a four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She served as the Pennsylvania secretary of health during the COVID-19 pandemic and is the first openly transgender person to hold an office that requires Senate confirmation.
From 1960 to June 30, 2016, there was a blanket ban on all transgender people from serving and enlisting in the United States military; this ended on January 1, 2018, when transgender individuals in the United States military were allowed to serve in their identified or assigned gender upon completing transition.
However, an analysis by the Rand Corporation last year found that the costs of allowing transgender people to serve in the military would have a "minimal impact" on the budget, amounting to $2.4 ...
Another concern is the cost to treat transgender members in the military. A small portion of transgender soldiers seek medical intervention, yearly 30 to 140 pursue hormone treatment and 25 to 100 have surgical reassignment surgery.
Chris Beck, formerly known as Kristin Beck, is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL who came out as transgender in 2013 and detransitioned in 2022. He served in multiple combat deployments, received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart, and wrote a memoir about his journey.
Presidential Memorandum of August 25, 2017. The Presidential Memorandum on Military Service by Transgender Individuals, officially the Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, is the 27th presidential memorandum signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on August 25, 2017.
The LGBT Military Index is an index created by the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies that uses 19 indicative policies and best practices to rank over 100 countries on the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender service members in the armed forces. Countries with higher rankings, especially the ones at the top, stand out for their ...