Allison Hannan, member, United States Navy, 2016. Photo by Cassidy DuHon (@cassidyduhon), @theadvoca

Allison Hannan, member, United States Navy, 2016. Photo by Cassidy DuHon (@cassidyduhon), @theadvocatemag.
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Before the Obama Administration announced its intention to lift the ban on trans people serving openly in the military, there were an estimated 12,800 active-duty trans service members in the United States military. Since the announcement, that number likely has increased dramatically.
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Overall, trans people statistically are more likely to have served in the military than the rest of the population, with one study suggesting a rate of trans participation of 21% compared with 11% of the general population.
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On July 26, 2017, the current U.S. president announced that the military will “not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity.”
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The military, according to the statement, “must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.”
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