The U.S. military, led by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has stopped allowing transgender individuals to enlist and paused gender transition procedures. This follows President Trump's executive order reinstating a ban on transgender troops after his earlier ban faced legal challenges. A recent Gallup poll shows support for transgender service members has declined to 58%, down from 71% in 2019, driven primarily by decreasing support among Republicans and Independents. Legal challenges are underway as civil rights organizations fight to protect the rights of existing transgender service members.