US aims to lift military transgender ban
A US military study group will begin with the presumption that transgender people should be able to serve openly in the armed services.
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter says the Pentagon's current regulations banning transgender individuals from serving in the military are outdated, and anyone willing to serve should be able to do so.
CARTER is creating a working group to do a six-month study on the effect of lifting the ban. Carter says the group will begin with the presumption that transgender people should be able to serve openly.
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