Modern Military committed to ensuring that LGBTQ service members & veterans continue to receive the support & recognition they deserve is closely monitoring the 1st wave of executive orders effecting our trans community. Rachel Branaman, Executive Director of Modern Military stated, “Trans people have served in every conflict since the Revolutionary war & have been serving openly for almost a decade with honor & integrity in every theater across the globe. The trans ban was wrong in 2019, it’s wrong now & so has every other attempt to discriminate against minority populations who serve & protect our country. Modern Military will work tirelessly to mitigate the devastating impact this will have on thousands of servicemembers & their families.” The discriminatory transphobic executive order entitled “Prioritizing Military Excellence & Readiness” directs the Secretary of Defense to update medical standards to result in the disqualification of transgender individuals from military service, prohibits the use of pronouns that do not match an individual’s sex assigned at birth, bans individuals from using facilities (sleeping, changing, bathing) that do not correspond to their sex assigned at birth, rescinds previous policies that allowed transgender individuals to serve openly & access transition-related medical care. Though the order does not immediately discharge currently serving transgender troops it does set the stage for potential future removals. Branaman concluded, “The overwhelming pace & vagueness of these orders are meant to disempower us, but we must remain vigilant.” As we reported last week legal challenges are already in motion & advocacy efforts are ramping up to counteract these harmful policies. It’s crucial for service members, veterans & allies to stay informed, report discrimination & connect with LGBTQ community resources.
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