Banned from serving, a trans soldier in Illinois fights for an honorable discharge
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Banned from serving, a trans soldier in Illinois fights for an honorable discharge

2025-08-11
President Trump’s January executive order bans trans people from serving in the military. Specialist Dahlia Dahl is one of 12 transgender service members in the Illinois National Guard seeking a voluntary and honorable discharge. Four trans members in the Missouri National Guard have made the same request. Dahl shares her experience as both a soldier and a trans woman — and her fight to leave the military with honor.
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