{"id":6236,"date":"2025-02-14T22:34:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T22:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-army-bars-transgender-people-from-enlisting-ends-gender-affirming-care-services\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T22:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T22:34:19","slug":"u-s-army-bars-transgender-people-from-enlisting-ends-gender-affirming-care-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-army-bars-transgender-people-from-enlisting-ends-gender-affirming-care-services\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Army bars transgender people from enlisting, ends gender-affirming care services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The U.S. Army will no longer allow transgender people to enlist and will stop providing gender-affirming care for service members, it announced on social media Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USArmy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#USArmy<\/a> will no longer allow transgender individuals to join the military and will stop performing or facilitating procedures associated with gender transition for service members. Stay tuned for more details,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USArmy\/status\/1890490320313286788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">post said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement follows an <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-executive-orders-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">executive order signed<\/a><\/span> by President Trump on Jan. 27 that directed the Pentagon to determine a policy for transgender service members within 30 days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The president&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/prioritizing-military-excellence-and-readiness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">order<\/a> stated that expressing &#8220;a gender identity inconsistent with an individual&#8217;s sex conflicts with a soldier&#8217;s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one&#8217;s personal life&#8221; and that those doing so &#8220;cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary for military service.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had paused bringing in recruits who have a diagnosis of gender dysphoria and paused all gender-affirming care, according to a memo issued Feb. 7.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The memo appears in the docket for the case in the D.C. District Court challenging the president&#8217;s executive order, which could lead to a renewed ban on transgender troops.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Transgender service members have been serving openly for almost ten years, and currently fill critical roles in every branch and specialty, including infantry, aviation, nuclear engineering, law enforcement, and military intelligence, many requiring years of specialized training and expertise,&#8221; SPARTA Pride, a nonprofit organization for trans service members and veterans, said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spartapride.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">statement<\/a>\u00a0when the executive order came out. &#8220;&#8230;The readiness and physical capabilities of transgender service members is not different from that of other service members.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Army&#8217;s announcement also comes in the wake of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-executive-order-says-federal-government-only-recognizes-two-sexes\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">another executive order<\/a><\/span>\u00a0from the president proclaiming the federal government only recognizes &#8220;two sexes, male and female.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \"\/><!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/leo-rocha\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Leo Rocha<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/leo-rocha\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><br \/>\n              <span class=\"img \"><img alt=\"leo-rocha-2-copy.jpg \" height=\"80\" width=\"80\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/04\/04\/ac9fb43a-8671-4609-8367-8846ae08d6a6\/thumbnail\/80x80\/7efdf1ddde1194c7dadaf90732fa21ec\/leo-rocha-2-copy.jpg?v=f303dc12868a012283443d8b9123e5fe 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/04\/04\/ac9fb43a-8671-4609-8367-8846ae08d6a6\/thumbnail\/160x160\/54e352f70f75e98f2c2da914cd6650fc\/leo-rocha-2-copy.jpg?v=f303dc12868a012283443d8b9123e5fe 2x\"\/><\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Leo Rocha is a digital producer for CBSNews.com. 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