(NewsNation) — The U.S. Army has banned transgender people from joining its ranks and ended gender-affirming care for service members, the military branch announced Friday.

In a post on X, the official U.S. Army account said that “all new accessions for individuals with a history of gender dysphoria are paused, and all unscheduled, scheduled, or planned medical procedures associated with affirming or facilitating a gender transition for Service members are paused.”

The new policies are effective immediately, the Army’s post confirmed.

The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.

(Story by Anna Kutz, NewsNation, found at ozarksfirst.com)