A decorated Navy commander says she was forced to retire after 20 years of service simply because she is transgender.

Shelly Bloomrose is one of thousands of U.S. transgender military members whose life was upended by President Trump’s ban on transgender service members in 2025. Bloomrose, a retired U.S. Navy ...

An ex-Navy surgeon said she will perform free transgender surgery for military members already on her list after Donald Trump announced he would stop them from serving in the military. >> Read more ...

Highly trained service members have been put on paid leave for nearly a year as they wait for the military to decide their fate.