"Specifically, we ask that you include language in the NDAA [National Defense Authorization Act]: (1) prohibiting discrimination against transgender service members currently serving in the United States Armed Forces; and (2) reaffirming that transgender individuals may not be banned from serving in the United States Armed Forces," the letter stated.
The letter was led by Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin and signed by the attorneys general from New York, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington as well as Washington DC, Schneiderman’s release said.
Trump’s ban on transgender individuals announced via Twitter has yet to change the status of those serving in the military or seeking to enlist because defense officials have not received official word of a policy change.
