Pentagon tightens rules to keep trans troops out of army – AP

A new memo reportedly lets commanders overrule decisions on trans soldiers retention and enforces birth-sex uniforms at hearings

A new Pentagon memorandum curtails the ability of transgender and non-binary US military personnel to challenge their dismissals, AP has reported.

The memo follows an order by US President Donald Trump directing the Department of War to bar anyone with a current or past diagnosis of gender dysphoria from enlisting or continuing service. A related Pentagon directive in February drew legal challenges, but the Supreme Court in May allowed the ban to proceed. Dismissal hearings started soon thereafter. Under the policy…

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