The Pentagon

While there is still an internal review of recruitment policy under way in the Defense Department, the Pentagon made clear that trans people can walk in and start enlisting whenever they’re ready.

This isn’t the congresswoman’s first time bringing RuPaul’s Drag Race into the political sphere.

It is the first surgery approved after Trump’s ongoing attacks on transgender military members.

A White House official wouldn’t say whether service members who had come out would be allowed to continue to serve their country.

Amidst news reports that the White House is expected to send the Pentagon a memo with details about the ban, that doesn’t mean it’s official policy yet.

For most Americans, Chelsea Manning has been a hero or villain based on how they view her decision to leak classified material. For trans people, she has another dimension.

Transgender Americans are two to three times more likely to serve in the military than their fellow cisgender civilians.

“If service members are concerned about their family members’ health, they can’t possibly be functioning 100 percent to fight a war.”