So much like Don't Ask, Don't Tell, you can serve if you are transgender but you're going to only be able to serve in your birth gender so you are going to have to hide the fact that you are transgender, you are not going to be able to transition, that is a policy that is you know, belongs in the dark ages, not in a military of the 21st century.
Speier criticizes policies forcing transgender individuals to serve in their birth gender.
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