Trump’s transgender erasure continues.
The administration of America’s first criminal president, convicted felon Donald Trump, made another anti-transgender move, this time to start identifying and then firing transgender members of the military, with the defense department issuing a memo saying they will be separated from service unless they receive an exemption.
“Military service by service members and applicants for military service who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria is incompatible with military service,” the memo stated. “Service by these individuals is not in the best interests of the military services and is not clearly consistent with the interests of national security.”
Earlier, the Pentagon stated that the US military will no longer allow transgender individuals to join, and would stop performing or facilitating procedures associated with gender transition for active service members.
This time, though, the Pentagon memo mandates the creation of a procedure to identify troops who are transgender within 30 days and then, within 30 days of that, start to separate them from the military.
“It is the policy of the United States government to establish high standards for service member readiness, lethality, cohesion, honesty, humility, uniformity, and integrity,” the memo said. “This policy is inconsistent with the medical, surgical, and mental health constraints on individuals with gender dysphoria or who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria.”
Exemptions will be made “provided there is a compelling government interest in retaining the service member that directly supports warfighting capabilities”.
It is estimated that there may be as many as 15,000 transgender service members.
