evidence: After years of legal challenges, the administration enacted a policy that banned transgender people from newly enlisting in the military but allowed current members to continue serving if they met certain criteria. [...] "Yes, Trump banned trans people from the military, and yes, the ban went into effect," said Aaron Belkin, the founding director of the Palm Center, a group that researches LGBTQ-related military policies. Bree Fram, president of SPARTA, a transgender military advocacy organization, agreed that there was a ban on "anyone new coming into the military or anyone within the military pursuing gender transition."