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| Region | United States |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Start Date | Feb 7, 2025 |
| End Date | Mar 17, 2025 |
| Description | On January 27th, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order that bans transgender people from serving in the military. On February 10th, 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth filed in court a memo relating to President Trump’s executive order from the previous month. From then until March 18th, 2025, The U.S. military prohibited transgender individuals from enlisting and ceased providing or supporting gender transition procedures for service members. |
| Sources | https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/pentagon-ban-trans-people-joining-military-pauses-gender-transition-pr-rcna191569 https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/28/nx-s1-5277106/trump-executive-order-transgender-military Official Memorandum https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.276845/gov.uscourts.dcd.276845.33.1.pdf |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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| Description | On January 27th, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order that bans transgender people from serving in the military. On February 10th, 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth filed in court a memo relating to President Trump’s executive order from the previous month. From then until March 17th, 2025, The U.S. military prohibited transgender individuals from enlisting and ceased providing or supporting gender transition procedures for service members. | On January 27th, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order that bans transgender people from serving in the military. On February 10th, 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth filed in court a memo relating to President Trump’s executive order from the previous month. From then until March 18th, 2025, The U.S. military prohibited transgender individuals from enlisting and ceased providing or supporting gender transition procedures for service members. |
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| Description | Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth filed in court a memo on February 10th, 2025 relating to President Trump’s executive order from the previous month. From now on, The U.S. military will prohibit transgender individuals from enlisting, and will cease providing or supporting gender transition procedures for service members. | On January 27th, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order that bans transgender people from serving in the military. On February 10th, 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth filed in court a memo relating to President Trump’s executive order from the previous month. From then until March 17th, 2025, The U.S. military prohibited transgender individuals from enlisting and ceased providing or supporting gender transition procedures for service members. |
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| Sources | https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/pentagon-ban-trans-people-joining-military-pauses-gender-transition-pr-rcna191569 Official Memorandum https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.276845/gov.uscourts.dcd.276845.33.1.pdf | https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/pentagon-ban-trans-people-joining-military-pauses-gender-transition-pr-rcna191569 https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/28/nx-s1-5277106/trump-executive-order-transgender-military Official Memorandum https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.276845/gov.uscourts.dcd.276845.33.1.pdf |
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| End Date | Mar 18, 2025 | Mar 17, 2025 |
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| End Date | (none) | Mar 18, 2025 |
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| Start Date | Feb 10, 2025 | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Sources | https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/pentagon-ban-trans-people-joining-military-pauses-gender-transition-pr-rcna191569 | https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/pentagon-ban-trans-people-joining-military-pauses-gender-transition-pr-rcna191569 Official Memorandum https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.276845/gov.uscourts.dcd.276845.33.1.pdf |
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| Status | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | Feb 10, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth filed in court a memo on February 10th, 2025 relating to President Trump’s executive order from the previous month. From now on, The U.S. military will prohibit transgender individuals from enlisting, and will cease providing or supporting gender transition procedures for service members. |
| Sources | https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/pentagon-ban-trans-people-joining-military-pauses-gender-transition-pr-rcna191569 |