Are transgender individuals fit to serve in the military?

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A new study shows that transgender active-duty US military personnel report few lifetime mental and physical health problems. These findings challenge the current policy of excluding transgender persons from enlisting in the US military or discharging them based on the presumption that they are unfit to serve due to their mental or physical health, according to the authors of the study published in Transgender Health.