Assessing the Implications of Allowing Transgender Personnel to Serve Openly
Agnes Gereben Schaefer; Radha Iyengar; Srikanth Kadiyala; Jennifer Kavanagh; Charles C. Engel; Kayla M. Williams; Amii M. Kress
RAND
2017
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The U. S. Department of Defense is considering a change in policy to allow transgender military personnel to serve openly. A RAND study examined the health care needs of transgender personnel, the costs of gender transition-related care, and the potential readiness implications of a policy change. The experiences of foreign militaries that permit transgender service members to serve openly also point to some best practices for U. S. policymakers.