{"id":66322,"date":"2019-02-07T20:25:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T20:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/02\/07\/lawmakers-aim-to-reverse-trumps-ban-on-transgender-troops\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:01:18","slug":"lawmakers-aim-to-reverse-trumps-ban-on-transgender-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/02\/07\/lawmakers-aim-to-reverse-trumps-ban-on-transgender-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers aim to reverse Trump\u2019s ban on transgender troops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers introduced new legislation Thursday designed to block <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/03\/24\/here-is-the-mattis-guidance-and-pentagon-study-behind-trump-transgender-decision\/\" target=_blank>President Donald Trump\u2019s rules regarding transgender troops<\/a> by removing any limits to their service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis bill makes it clear to our brave transgender troops that we see them and that we honor the risks they take,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/01\/25\/house-panel-takes-aim-at-legal-roadblock-to-military-malpractice-lawsuits\/\" target=_blank>California Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier<\/a> said in a statement on the bill. \u201cThe president\u2019s ban is not only hateful and un-American, it harms military readiness and morale and ultimately makes our country less strong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move comes about two weeks after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/01\/22\/dod-no-changes-to-transgender-policy-for-now\/\" target=_blank>Supreme Court ruling<\/a> upheld new Defense Department rules on transgender troops. In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that the administration may move ahead with a ban on transgender recruits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon officials said after the ruling that they would not yet move ahead with the transgender military ban because of other pending legal challenges still moving through the federal court system.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/01\/22\/dod-no-changes-to-transgender-policy-for-now\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/transgender-protesters.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Pentagon: No changes to policy on transgender troops, for now<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The new policy won&#039;t take effect now because of a Maryland court injunction, DoD said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday\u2019s legislation would erase Trump\u2019s planned limits, allowing any transgender individuals \u201cwho are qualified and meet standards\u201d to enlist in the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legislation faces a favorable road towards passage in the House, where the Democratic majority controls the chamber. Speier, who is the chairwoman of the House Armed Services personnel panel, has a promised hearing on the issue later this month, featuring some of the troops affected by Trump\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the proposal faces much more opposition in the Republican-controlled Senate. Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins has signed on to mirror legislation introduced by Democratic Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York, and Jack Reed, of Rhode Island, but GOP leadership has dismissed the issue as social engineering that hurts military morale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if the measures were to pass the Senate, the final bill would have to be signed by Trump before it could become law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless, supporters said advancing the legislation sends an important message to the entire military force about equality and readiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe president\u2019s bigoted decision to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military, carries with it echoes of some of the most ignorant, intolerant moments in our history that saw women, black Americans, gays and lesbians barred from fully participating in our armed forces,\u201d said Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Md., and vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/12\/12\/military-equality-issues-including-transgender-troops-atop-democrats-2019-defense-agenda\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_156472191220.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Military \u2018equality\u2019 issues \u2014 including transgender troops \u2014 atop Democrats\u2019 2019 defense agenda<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Incoming House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith says he&#039;d like to see legislation protecting transgender troops and will focus on discrimination issues in the ranks.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside advocates also hailed the move. Jennifer Levi, a director at GLBTQ Legal Advocates &amp; Defenders, praised the proposals as \u201cstepping in to protect our troops.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aaron Belkin, director of the Palm Center, said the current ban amounts to \u201cthe Pentagon shooting itself in the foot for no reason other than Trump-era politics.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials at the American Military Partner Association echoed that worry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThousands of qualified, patriotic transgender Americans raised their right hands and pledged an oath to defend the United States by serving in the military,\u201d said AMPA President Ashley Broadway-Mack in a statement. \u201cInstead of being singled out by the Trump-Pence administration for discrimination, these brave, highly trained warriors deserve our nation\u2019s utmost support and thanks.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2016, then-President Barack Obama announced that transgender individuals in the military would be allowed to serve openly and receive medical services for gender reassignment surgery. 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Six transgender service members were among Democratic lawmakers guests for this week\u2019s State of the Union address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Reporter Tara Copp contributed to this story.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supporters call the president&#8217;s ban on new transgender military recruits unfair and harmful to national 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