January 27, 2025

Trump had signed an order on his first day in office revoking the Biden administration’s 2021 directive that allowed trans people to serve openly in the military, but the incoming EOs will go further.

President Trump is expected to sign two executive orders Monday prohibiting transgender service members and eliminating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs from the military, The Post has learned.

Trump had signed an order on his first day in office revoking the Biden administration’s 2021 directive that allowed trans people to serve openly in the military, but the incoming EOs will go further.

They lay out military standards on pronouns and gender identity and directly prohibit thousands of transgender service members from the military, citing issues with mental and physical readiness.

“Unit cohesion requires high levels of integrity and stability among service members,” a White House document previewing the order on transgender soldiers reads.

There can be “no accommodation for anything less than resilience, strength, and the ability to withstand extraordinary physical demands,” it says.

“Individuals who are unable to meet these requirements are unable to serve in the military. This has been the case for decades,” the document says.

Source: Exclusive | Trump to ink new executive orders today banning transgender service…

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