Trump moves to bar transgender Americans from serving ‘in any capacity’ in the military

A large crowd rallies against President Trump's ban in the Castro District of San Francisco.

A large crowd rallies against President Trump’s ban in the Castro District of San Francisco.

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July 26, 2017 8:49 PM PT

Protesters take to the streets against President Trump’s announcement.

Protesting Trump's transgender military ban

Elissa Barrett, left, and husband Joshua Gershick, a transgender veteran, join a demonstration at the Los Angeles LGBT Center in opposition to Trump’s ban.

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Protesting Trump's transgender military ban

Demonstrators in San Francisco.

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Protesting Trump's transgender military ban

Atlas Winfrey, 25, shouts during a protest against Trump’s new policy outside an Army recruiting station on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.

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Protesting Trump's transgender military ban

Demonstrators in San Francisco.

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Protesting Trump's transgender military ban

Felix Debs, 30, joins the rally at the Army recruiting station on Wilshire Boulevard.

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Protesting Trump's transgender military ban

Transgender Army veteran Tanya Walker speaks to demonstrators in New York’s Times Square near a military recruitment center.

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Protesting Trump's transgender military ban

A message for the president is displayed at the San Francisco protest.

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Protesting Trump's transgender military ban

Isabel Cardenas, 79, joins the Wilshire Boulevard rally against Trump’s ban.

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Protesting Trump's transgender military ban

Nick Rondoletto, left, and Doug Thorogood participate in the San Francisco rally.

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