Assessing the Implications of Allowing Transgender Personnel to Serve Openly

Agnes Gereben Schaefer ; Radha Iyengar ; Srikanth Kadiyala ; Jennifer Kavanagh ; Charles C. Engel ; Kayla M. Williams ; Amii Kress

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Gender Equity in the Workplace;    Defense Health Agency;    Gender Discrimination;    Gender Integration in the Military;    Gay;    Lesbian;    Bisexual;    and Transgender Populations;    United States Department of Defense;    Operational Readiness;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR1530
ISBN  :  9780833094360
RP-ID  :  RR-1530-OSD

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

Recent U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) policy banned transgender personnel from serving openly in the military. Potential changes to this policy raised questions regarding access to gender transition–related health care, the range of transition-related treatments that DoD will need to provide, the potential costs associated with these treatments, and the impact of these health care needs on force readiness and the deployability of transgender service members. A RAND study identified the health care needs of the transgender population and transgender service members in particular. It also examined the costs of covering transition-related treatments, assessed the potential readiness implications of a policy change, and reviewed the experiences of foreign militaries that permit transgender personnel to serve openly.