Kati McNamara (Social Work) and Susie Skarl (Libraries) co-authored an article titled "Transgender service in the U.S. military: A scoping review" in the International Journal of Transgender Health. The review mapped and synthesized research findings from 58 articles on transgender service, including demographics, gender-affirming healthcare access and use, mental and physical health, workplace climate, perceptions by others, and impacts on readiness, cohesion, and cost. 

The authors found that: 1) transgender personnel serve effectively across roles; 2) stable policies, affirming healthcare, and supportive leadership improve wellbeing; and 3) challenges arise primarily from stigma and unstable policy. The evidence base does not support claims that transgender service members undermine military readiness, cohesion, or impose disproportionate costs.

The paper's findings have gone viral across social media platforms, being viewed and shared thousands of times in only a few days since publication.