House votes to defund Trump’s transgender military ban.

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), second from right, join transgender service members in the Capitol Rotunda before the State of the Union Address on Feb. 5, 2019. (Photo: Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key)

The U.S. House voted Thursday to approve an amendment introduced by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) to defund President Trump’s transgender military ban as part of major defense spending legislation.

Lawmakers approved the amendment by voice vote as part of a…