03-27-2018, 11:10 PM
Military Trans Ban -- Take 2
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^ Nicolas Talbott, a 24-year-old transgender recruit from Lisbon, Ohio, said for now his enlistment process continues to advance.
Talbott remains optimistic that he will become a member of the U.S. Air Force, though the latest ban attempt is discouraging.
Late last week, the Trump administration released two documents outlining the president’s ban on transgender people serving in the military. While LGBTQ-rights advocates say this new measure is even more discriminatory than the now-defunct “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, they also note that recent court rulings prevent the ban from actually taking effect.
The new Trump administration report states “nothing in this policy precludes service by transgender persons who do not have a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria and are willing and able to meet all standards that apply to their biological sex.”
To that........Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), disagreed and stated that such a policy "means you can’t be transgender. This is worse than ‘don't ask, don't tell’ in its justification … It would be as though the government had tried to justify the DADT policy by saying that you can serve in the military if you say you will stop being gay.”
So far, the courts have denied attempts by the Trump administration to ban transgenders from service. I don't think this attempt will succeed either, but we'll see.
Full story: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/...on-n860181
^ Nicolas Talbott, a 24-year-old transgender recruit from Lisbon, Ohio, said for now his enlistment process continues to advance.
Talbott remains optimistic that he will become a member of the U.S. Air Force, though the latest ban attempt is discouraging.
Late last week, the Trump administration released two documents outlining the president’s ban on transgender people serving in the military. While LGBTQ-rights advocates say this new measure is even more discriminatory than the now-defunct “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, they also note that recent court rulings prevent the ban from actually taking effect.
The new Trump administration report states “nothing in this policy precludes service by transgender persons who do not have a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria and are willing and able to meet all standards that apply to their biological sex.”
To that........Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), disagreed and stated that such a policy "means you can’t be transgender. This is worse than ‘don't ask, don't tell’ in its justification … It would be as though the government had tried to justify the DADT policy by saying that you can serve in the military if you say you will stop being gay.”
So far, the courts have denied attempts by the Trump administration to ban transgenders from service. I don't think this attempt will succeed either, but we'll see.
Full story: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/...on-n860181