The order directs that federally-run insurance programs, including TRICARE and Medicaid, exclude coverage for gender-affirming care for those under 19.

The order reinstates a policy from Trump's first term that prohibited trans people from enlisting and barred those already in the military from transitioning.

Two national LGBTQ+ advocacy groups on Tuesday filed the first federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military. GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders and the National Center for Lesbian Rights filed the suit,

The order directs that federally run insurance programs, including TRICARE for military families ... by the Biden administration to protect transgender people and their care.

Trump's executive order bans federal programs like Medicaid and TRICARE from covering gender-affirming care for minors and urges legal action ... to protect transgender people and their care.

It’s the latest push by Trump to reverse policies set by the Biden administration to protect transgender people and their ... including TRICARE for military families and Medicaid, exclude ...

Trump also recently signed executive orders restricting transgender participation in the military, ending federal legal recognition of transgender people ... of Defense's TRICARE benefits ...

“It is deeply unfair to play politics with people ... could lead to a transgender ban in the military The order directs that federally-run insurance programs, including TRICARE for military ...

Trump’s order to push out transgender troops, issued late Monday night, was instantly condemned by an array of activist groups as exceptionally egregious and ultimately harmful to military readiness. They say transgender people have been serving successfully for years, including openly on and off for the past decade.

A military law attorney expects challenges to President Trump's executive order will go all the way to the Supreme Court.

The order, which follows actions Trump took last week to lay the groundwork for it, gives the Pentagon 30 days to report back on its plans to implement the directive and 60 days to actually update its policy on transgender troops.

Names and gender markers that are inconsistent across legal documents – including drivers licenses, passports and social security cards – can out transgender people in unsafe or inappropriate situations, increasing their risk of experiencing ...