Will There Be Trans Servicemembers Shortly?

There is an article in Politico about the President being in favor of allowing trans servicemembers.

White House open to lifting transgender ban
By Kendall Breitman
2/23/15

President Barack Obama is open to allowing transgender Americans to serve in the military, the White House said Monday.

“I can tell you that the president agrees with the sentiment that all Americans who are qualified to serve should be able to serve and for that reason, we here at the White House welcome the comments of the secretary of defense,” press secretary Josh Earnest said during Monday’s press briefing.
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On Monday, the State Department announced the first-ever special envoy for the human rights of LGBT persons, Randy Berry, to “defend” and “promote” LGBT issues worldwide. Berry, who is openly gay, has served in the past as consul general in Amsterdam and before that worked at consulates in Nepal, New Zealand, Uganda, Bangladesh, Egypt and South Africa.

The time has come to lift the ban. The President doesn’t need Congress because unlike Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) it is not a law and the ban can be lifted with a stroke of the Presidential pen.