Trump's official trans ban lets military kick out currently serving troops
 

Trump's official trans ban lets military kick out currently serving troops
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The tweets became policy on Friday when President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited directive officially banning transgender individuals from serving in the military.
The directive also gives Defense Secretary Jim Mattis the authority to kick out trans people currently serving in the armed forces, according to the New York Times. Mattis, who will have wide discretion over who can stay, has six months to put Trump's policy into action.
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Trump also instructed the military to stop paying for gender confirmation surgery for current service members, unless doing so would harm individuals already transitioning.* Read more...
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