Coverage dated February 26, 2025 to February 27, 2025

Transgender service members will be discharged from military, Pentagon says

Headline from Foxla

A new policy at The Pentagon will disqualify service members or recruits from serving if they’ve ever been diagnosed with or treated for gender dysphoria – with few exceptions.

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Reports & sources

41 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Examiner

    DOD intends to kick out transgender service members (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The U.S. military will discharge transgender troops unless they are granted an individualized waiver, the Department of Defense announced.

  2. Washington Blade

    Pentagon will identify transgender service members and begin discharging them (opens Washington Blade)

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    Policy goes further than the anti-trans military ban in first Trump term

  3. KCEN Waco

    Transgender troops are now being identified for removal under Pentagon orders (opens KCEN Waco)

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    The military services have 30 days to set procedures for removing transgender troops.

  4. CNN

    Pentagon plans to remove transgender service members under new policy (opens CNN)

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    The Pentagon plans to kick out currently serving transgender service members who don’t meet specific requirements under its new policy, according to official guidance made public in a Wednesday court filing.

  5. Foxla

    Transgender service members will be discharged from military, Pentagon says (opens Foxla)

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    A new policy at The Pentagon will disqualify service members or recruits from serving if they’ve ever been diagnosed with or treated for gender dysphoria – with few exceptions.

  6. NPR

    Pentagon directs removal of trans service members from military (opens NPR)

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    Service members and recruits who are diagnosed with or treated for gender dysphoria are to be separated from the U.S. military in accordance with an executive order issued a month ago by President Trump.

  7. NBC Los Angeles

    Transgender troops will be removed from the military, Pentagon says (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Transgender service members will be removed from the military unless they are granted a waiver, according to a memo the Pentagon filed in court.

  8. Military.com

    In Lawsuit Filing, Pentagon Says Transgender Troops Can't Serve Unless They Meet a Warfighting Need (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    The policy memo was included in the latest court filing in a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order against transgender military service, one of many hot-button issues the president made a priority to address on his first days in office.

  9. CBS News

    Transgender service members to be separated from military, Pentagon memo says (opens CBS News)

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    Transgender troops will be removed from the U.S. military unless they obtain a waiver, according to the Pentagon's memo.

  10. Newsweek

    Transgender troops to be separated from military in new Pentagon directive (opens Newsweek)

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    Transgender troops must be identified within 30 days, the memo said, then separation actions must be taken.

  11. Fox News

    Pentagon says transgender troops are disqualified from service without an exemption (opens Fox News)

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    A court filing reveals President Donald Trump's requirements for transgender military service.

  12. Hot Air

  13. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Transgender troops will be removed from the U.S. military, the Pentagon says (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The memo was made public Wednesday as part of a lawsuit filed by LGBTQ+ rights groups against an executive order signed last month by President Donald Trump.

  14. The Guardian

    Transgender US military personnel must be identified and stood down, says Pentagon memo (opens The Guardian)

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    Being transgender is not compatible with service, court filing says, foreshadowing removal of people from service within 60 days

  15. RedState

  16. Military Times

    Transgender troops will be separated from military, Pentagon says (opens Military Times)

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    A new Pentagon memo directs the military to identify service members diagnosed with gender dysphoria within 30 days and begin separation actions.

  17. UPI

    Pentagon plans to discharge transgender soldiers (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    All current transgender service members will be separated from the U.S. military, according to a Pentagon memo made public in a lawsuit challenging a President Donald Trump executive order.

  18. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Transgender troops will be removed from U.S. military, Pentagon says (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Openly transgender service members will be disqualified from serving in the U.S. military and will soon be removed from the ranks, according to a Pentagon memo that marks a significant

  19. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Transgender U.S. service members to be removed, Pentagon says | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> Transgender service members will be separated from the U.S. military unless they receive an exemption, according to a Pentagon memo filed in court on Wednesday, essentially banning them from joining or serving in the military.

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