Transgender Soldiers Can Continue Serving In The Military, Pending Further Study

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday night that transgender soldiers will remain in the military pending a study. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday prohibiting trans recruits from enlisting in the military and the Pentagon from using resources to fund sex-reassignment surgeries for military personnel. Trump gave Mattis authority to decide the matter of openly transgender individuals already serving. The ban would take effect next year, but Mattis announced he...