The U.S. Army has banned all medical operations pertaining to gender change for active service members and declared an immediate stop to transgender persons joining the military.
The Army acknowledged in a statement posted on X that it will no longer handle fresh enlistments from those with a history of gender dysphoria. Furthermore halted are any planned or scheduled gender transitioning operations for present service members.
Emphasising that current service members will not experience prejudice despite the change, the statement said, "individuals with gender dysphoria have volunteered to serve our country and will be treated with dignity and respect."
This choice corresponds with recent executive orders issued by President Donald Trump aiming at military reorganisation. Trump signed an order this month reversing a 2021 policy instituted by former President Joe Biden, therefore reinstating a ban on transgender people serving in the armed forces.
During his first term in 2017, Trump first instituted a comparable prohibition; Biden subsequently reversed this in 2021. But hours after being inaugurated in for a second term, Trump signed an order undoing Biden's policy, therefore restoring the earlier limits on January 20, 2025.
The action has generated controversy since supporters contend it conforms with military readiness and operational efficiency while advocates of transgender rights criticise the decision as discriminatory.
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