Overview

• The Pentagon has directed commanders to screen for gender dysphoria during annual health assessments to identify and discharge transgender troops.
• Transgender active-duty service members must voluntarily separate by June 6, and Reserve members by July 7, or face involuntary removal with reduced benefits.
• The Supreme Court recently lifted injunctions blocking the enforcement of President Trump's transgender military ban, allowing full implementation.
• House Republicans introduced the Readiness Over Wokeness Act to make the ban permanent and expand it to include revoking security clearances for some transgender veterans.
• Advocacy groups and ongoing lawsuits challenge the ban as discriminatory, with critics highlighting the contributions of transgender troops and lack of evidence supporting the policy's claims.