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Fit to serve: Data on transgender military service

  • Written by: Brandon Hill, Executive Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health, University of Chicago
Transgender U.S. Army captain Jennifer Sims lifts her uniform.AP Photo/Matthias Schrader

As of Jan. 1, transgender individuals are allowed to openly enlist and continue serving in the U.S. military without fear of being discharged.

President Donald Trump issued a ban on transgender military service in August 2017. It was struck down by U.S....

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