Transgender People Move Another Step Closer to Serving in U.S. Military Again
Joe Biden's January 25 executive order allowing transgender Americans to serve in the U.S. military.Austin shared a memorandum addressed to the secretaries to the military departments on Twitter on Monday showing that the Defense Department has begun the process of rolling back former President Donald Trump's transgender ban."Last week, I voiced my support of @POTUS' executive order to allow all qualified Americans to serve in the U.S.
military, regardless of their gender identity. This week, we're putting the first steps of our plan into action," Austin wrote.Austin's memorandum, dated January 29, echoes Biden's executive order and pledges to act quickly to see it implemented."Over the next 60 days, I will work with the senior civilian and.
