(Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)News broke Tuesday night that Jim Mattis had put President Trump's transgender military ban on hold, and opponents of the ban quickly cheered the apparently mutinous act from Trump's own defense secretary. Thank you — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017That sounded a lot like Trump banning all transgender service members — current or prospective — from the military. By putting the onus on Mr. Mattis, the president appeared to open the door to allowing at least some transgender service members to remain in the military. And now we have six months of study on whether current transgender service members can continue. All while transgender service members twist in the wind for six more months.

Source: Washington Post August 30, 2017 13:09 UTC