Pentagon lifts ban on transgender military serviceThe Pentagon will immediately lift a ban on transg
Pentagon lifts ban on transgender military serviceThe Pentagon will immediately lift a ban on transgender people serving openly in the military, Secretary of Defense Carter announced Thursday.Follow updates.Photo: Capt. Jennifer Peace poses near her home in Spanaway, Wash., on Aug. 28, 2015. Peace is one of an estimated 15,000 transgender people who serve in the active-duty military. (Drew Perine / The News Tribune via AP) -- source link