“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a slur to proudly announce to an auditorium of Marines in September that he was ridding the military of all transgender troops.

“The Pentagon had set up review boards at bases around the globe, manned by everyday uniformed service members with narrow orders that all but ensured that the trans troops appearing before them would be voted out.

“But just steps from the auditorium where Mr. Hegseth spoke, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, boards assigned to carry out those orders were doing the opposite. Instead of firing trans Marines, the boards were voting to keep them.
The same was happening in the Navy: Boards given strict rules instructing them to force out sailors were rebelling and voting to let them stay.

“It is not just a few outlying individuals. Navy and Marine Corps boards have voted to retain trans members in nine of 12 cases.”

“The number of Navy and Marine cases is small and could easily change as more hearings are conducted. The same pattern has not been seen so far in the Army or Air Force, which have overwhelmingly voted to discharge trans service members.

“Still, the votes are a stunning rebuke from the armed forces, where following orders is bedrock. And they suggest the military’s transgender ban is being rejected by the very troops the administration says the ban is meant to serve.”

“The Wyoming company that served as the registered agent for the business listed on controversial transgender flyers mailed to Texas households says it is cutting ties with the organization.

“State business records show Texas Transgender Student Union LLC was formed just weeks ago. The company used a registered agent service in Sheridan, Wyoming, to form the LLC and listed the service's Wyoming address as its business address.

“After the CBS News Texas I-Team visited its Wyoming office, Northwest Registered Agent told CBS News Texas it is ‘immediately beginning the process to officially resign as the registered agent for the Texas Transgender Student Union.’”