The Ban
The administration reinstated the ban on transgender people serving openly in the military. In May 2025, the Supreme Court allowed enforcement to resume while legal challenges continue.
That reversal ignores years of evidence. A 2016 RAND Corporation study found open service had no significant impact on readiness, unit cohesion, or healthcare costs at a scale that would disrupt the force.
This policy is not about military performance. It uses the military as a testing ground for discrimination that can spread into schools, federal agencies, and healthcare systems.
Why It Matters
The ban tells transgender service members that skill and sacrifice are conditional. It also signals that basic rights can be withdrawn for political effect even after the underlying facts were settled.
When a government uses state power to make one minority group newly disposable, that decision rarely stays contained.
Contact Your Senators
- Call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask for your senators.
- Send a letter through Resistbot asking your senators to oppose the policy publicly and support legislation protecting transgender service members.
- Share this update with people who will contact their senators.
Template Letter
I am a constituent from [zip code], and I am asking Senator [name] to oppose the reinstated transgender military ban. Open service did not harm readiness. Independent research already established that. This policy is discriminatory, wasteful, and dangerous. Please speak out publicly and support legislative protections for transgender service members.