The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Trump’s broad restrictions on transgender people serving in the military to go into effect while the legal battle continues in lower courts. [Trump administration asks Supreme Court to immediately take up transgender military ban]“As always, we treat all transgender persons with respect and dignity,” said Air Force Lt. Col. Carla Gleason, a Pentagon spokeswoman. The Defense Department’s “proposed policy is NOT a ban on service by transgender persons. “Although the Mattis Plan continues to bar many transgender persons from joining or serving in the military, the record indicates that the plan allows some transgender persons” previously barred to join and serve. “By its very nature, military service requires sacrifice,” Mattis said in the memo.

Source: Washington Post January 22, 2019 14:47 UTC