The Hill: Momentum grows to scrap Pentagon's ban on transgender troops
There is renewed energy on Capitol Hill to lift the Defense Department's ban on transgender troops.
Lawmakers view recent steps by the Pentagon and some of the armed services to expand protections for gay and lesbian troops as an opportunity to do away with the decades-old prohibition on allowing transgender troops to serve openly.
They are also taking note of other societal changes in calling for the ban on service by transgender trips to be lifted.
“In politics, I think it’s always appropriate to take advantage of timing. Whether it’s taking down the Confederate flag or creating equality in the military for transgender persons,” said Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.).
Update: U.S. Defense Department comes under increased pressure from lawmakers to scrap the ban on transgender troops -- Daily Mail
WNU Editor: No debate on how this will impact the effectiveness of the military or the morale of its soldiers who are presently serving .... to put it bluntly .... I doubt that these lawmakers even care. Sighhh .... this is not your grandfather's military anymore.