“ [Trump] is saying that being transgender is incompatible with military service. It's the most basic kind of unprincipled and discriminatory policy that exists,” says Jennifer Levi, a senior director at GLAD Law. “It has no basis other than hostility towards a group.”

As a veteran, I’m especially concerned about the policies and practices in the armed forces because our military has long benefited from transgender patriots in helping to achieve mission critical goals,

Rep. Scott Peters doubled down on his commitment to the military community, supporting fellow Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs' Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act, which proposes to amend the United States Code to prohibit discrimination in the U.

Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring transgender people from enlisting and serving openly in the military. Being trans, Trump writes, “conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle.”