The ban, a modification of Trump’s full ban issued last summer in a tweet, disqualifies US troops who have had gender reassignment surgery. Glad’s Levi said the Trump administration’s order would not affect the group’s legal strategy to block the ban through the courts from moving forward. It’s the same ban we’ve been challenging and we will continue to challenge.”Other rights groups also condemned the policy, which reverses Obama’s 2016 order. “What the White House has released tonight is transphobia masquerading as policy. More than one in three troops surveyed – 38% – said they strongly approve of Trump’s stance.

Source: The Guardian March 24, 2018 17:37 UTC