The Edgitators: Should Transgender People Be Allowed To Serve In The Military?

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The Pentagon is considering lifting the ban on transgender people openly serving in the military.  The decision could come in the next six months.  Defense Secretary Ash Carter says a team will study the effect of transgender service men and women in the coming months.

The Human Rights Campaign is praising the Pentagon’s decision.  In a statement, the organization’s president, Chad Griffin, said: 

“Transgender Americans have every right to serve their country openly and honestly, and for far too long, this discriminatory ban has robbed them of the dignity of doing so.”

And that brings us to our Question of the Night: Should transgender people be allowed to serve in the military?  The Edgitators weigh in…