There are no restrictions on joining the military for members of the LGBTQ community. The Navy highly values diversity and recognizes that through inclusion, we become a better team and stronger nation for it. This means that, like all other qualified citizens, Sailors who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgender are evaluated based on individual merit, fitness and performance.
Additionally, Department of Defense policy requires that all service members receive professional and equal treatment regardless of sexual orientation to ensure a safe and effective work environment.
The Department of Defense has also provided new policy detailing guidelines for transgender service members on September 4th, 2020. In this policy update, the Department of Defense stated that it will institute policies, responsibilities and procedures to provide service members a process by which, while serving, they may transition gender. This is on the premise that transgender persons are subject to the same standards that are consistent with military service and readiness including medical fitness for duty, physical fitness, uniform and grooming standards, deployability and retention.