Pentagon Announces Immediate Suspension of Gender Transition Procedures for Transgender Service Members
The Pentagon is reportedly barring gender transition treatments for so-called “transgender troops,” the news coming after former President Joe Biden (D) allowed such procedures.
According to Reuters, a memo from Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Stephen Ferrara said, “I am directing you to take the necessary steps to immediately implement this guidance,” the outlet reported Monday.
Defense Department officials are apparently halting new hormone treatments and surgical procedures for those individuals.
The outlet also noted that “Trump signed an executive order in January, after returning to the presidency, that reversed a policy implemented under his predecessor Joe Biden that had allowed transgender troops to serve openly.”
In February, the U.S. Army said it would no longer allow transgender individuals to join the military and would not perform gender transition procedures, per Breitbart News. (Read more from “Pentagon Announces Immediate Suspension of Gender Transition Procedures for Transgender Service Members” HERE)
