US Army to change transgender soldiers' records to birth sex: Reuters
- The U.S. Army intends to update personnel files to reflect soldiers' biological sex at birth and will begin removing those who do not voluntarily separate by June 6, 2025.
- This policy follows a January 27, 2025 executive order signed by President Trump that reversed the Biden-era allowance for transgender troops to serve openly, enabled by a Supreme Court ruling permitting the ban.
- According to Army memos, Human Resources Command will update personnel records and require use of pronouns and access to intimate spaces based strictly on biological sex, with commanders designating such spaces for male, female, or family use.
- There are reportedly 4,240 transgender individuals serving in the U.S. Military across active-duty and National Guard roles, while a Gallup survey from February showed that 58% of Americans support transgender military service, marking a decrease from 71% in 2019.
- Civil rights advocates like Jennifer Levi from GLAD Law criticize the new directives as vindictive and chaotic, warning they harm military readiness amid a culture war–driven Pentagon approach.
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Army Orders Transgender Troops' Records Changed to Reflect Birth Sex Only
Supreme Court decision allowing the Pentagon to enforce a ban on their service.The memo, which aligns with a February 26 Pentagon directive, asserts that a person's sex is "unchanging during a person's life."It also instructs that pronoun use "must reflect their biological sex," and that traditional military salutations—such as referring to a senior officer as "sir" or "ma'am"—should be used "in keeping with good order and discipline." Additiona…
US Army to change transgender soldiers' records to birth sex
The U.S. Army will alter the records of transgender soldiers to show only their sex at birth, according to internal guidance seen by Reuters that details a series of steps it will take as it pushes them out of the service.
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