Nancy Pelosi Endorses Openly Transgender Military Service

Nancy Pelosi Endorses Openly Transgender Military Service
UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 1: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds her weekly news conference on Wednesday, OCT. 1, 2014. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 1: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds her weekly news conference on Wednesday, OCT. 1, 2014. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has signaled for the first time that she supports allowing transgender people to serve openly in the U.S. armed forces. Drew Hammill, a Pelosi spokesperson, told the Washington Blade on Friday his boss believes gender identity should not be a factor in prohibiting Americans from serving in the military.

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