The policy exempts transgender troops who have already transitioned or have begun the medical process. Anyone who defies the regulations in the future would be forced out of uniform. The department ...

The US military will "immediately" start the process of removing some 1,000 trans troops and will force out those who do not ...

Transgender service members will be removed from the military unless they are granted a waiver, according to a memo the Pentagon filed in court late Wednesday. The memo was released as part of a ...

Active-duty transgender troops say a policy change that puts them at risk of being removed and indefinitely bars transgender people from enlisting in the military is a step backward for civil rights ...

Activists rally outside the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2019, in support of transgender individuals serving in the military. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) House Democrats plan to introduce legislation ...

The United States military teaches troops they must believe in service before self. “That’s part of the Marine Corps ethos is putting your troops, putting the mission ahead of yourself,” said Emma ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Thursday that the military will no longer discriminate against transgender troops, knocking down one of the last barriers to service based on sex.

Thanks to a procedural tweak at the Pentagon, transgender soldiers are now less likely to get kicked out of the military. But any praise for that move would be premature: There is no official review ...

WASHINGTON — Transgender troops who are in the U.S. military may remain in the ranks, the White House said late Friday, but the Pentagon could require them to serve according to their gender at birth.

A group of transgender servicemembers, who served up to 18 years in the Air Force, are suing the military for depriving them of their retirement benefits after the Trump administration booted all ...