Trump’s trans military ban will impact thousands of people in the US armed forces

Donald Trump has vowed to reintroduce a ban on transgender and non-binary people serving in the US military “on day one” of his presidency, but how many people could that affect?

President Joe Biden repealed the edict in 2021, but Trump is reportedly set to issue an executive order immediately after his inauguration on 20 January to re-implement the 2019 law.

He initially pledged to bring back the legislation in 2023, during a rally in New Hampshire, arguing for it as a cost-saving measure.

“I will ban the Department of Veterans Affairs from wasting a single cent to fund transgender surgeries or sex-change procedures,” he said.

Thousands of military personnel could be discharged. (Getty)

Transgender staff sergeant Cathrine Schmid has previously described Biden’s reversal of the policy as a significant

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