Transgender troops can stay in US military for now, James Mattis says
Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington
Tuesday 29 August 2017 21.35 EDT
Last modified on Wednesday 30 August 2017 11.14 EDT
Defense secretary James Mattis announced on Tuesday that transgender troops would be allowed to continue serving in the US military pending the results of a study.
The announcement followed Donald Trump’s controversial decision to ban transgender individuals from enlisting in the military, which was first unveiled by the president in a series of tweets last month. In a memo last week, Trump formally reversed a policy under the Obama administration that paved the way for transgender people to enlist. He also directed Mattis to examine how best to deal with trans troops already serving in the military.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/29/transgender-troops-can-stay-now-james-mattis-trump-ban
