World of Politics

US: Discharging Transgender Troops Would Cost $960 Million

The upshot of our analysis is that implementing President Trump’s transgender service ban would cost $75,000 per person in order to accrue an annual savings of $656 per person. For the military as a whole, fully implementing President Trump’s ban would cost $960 million in pursuit of saving $8.4 million per year.

US: Why the First Lawsuit Against Trump’s Trans Troops Ban Is So Ingenious

“Trump’s attempts to reinstate a ban have blindsided thousands of transgender service members who are now scrambling to determine what this means for their families and their futures,” NCLR legal director Shannon Minter