Breaking news.Trump signs an order to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops

On January 25, 2025, former President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at revising the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops. The order seeks to reverse the policies implemented under the Biden administration that allowed transgender individuals to serve openly in the military. Trump’s new directive would reinstate restrictions, such as barring transgender people from serving in the military unless they serve in their biological sex, among other provisions.

This move continues a key part of Trump’s previous administration’s stance on military service by transgender people, with some supporters arguing it’s about preserving military readiness, while critics view it as discriminatory. It’s still unclear how the Pentagon will implement the policy and what effect it will have on active duty personnel and military recruitment.