Military to screen for gender dysphoria amid transgender ban, per memo
By Noah Robertson
Thursday, May 15, 2025
The Pentagon tasked unit commanders Thursday with implementing a policy to remove transgender individuals from the military immediately. (Lindsey Wasson/AP)
The Defense Department will begin screening troops for gender dysphoria during their routine physicals in an effort to boot transgender service members from the armed forces.
In a memo published Thursday, the Pentagon’s acting head of personnel and readiness tasked unit commanders to help implement the policy “immediately.”
“Commanders who are aware of service members in their units with gender dysphoria, a history of gender dysphoria or symptoms consistent with gender dysphoria will direct individualized medical record reviews of such service members to confirm compliance with medical standards,” the memo states.
In January, President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring “gender dysphoria” — when someone does not identify with their biological sex — “inconsistent” with the military’s need to maintain a ready fighting force.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/05/15/military-to-screen-for-gender-dysphoria-amid-transgender-ban-per-memo/
