The United States military has announced that it will no longer accept transgender people who are expected to include, or facilitate gender certification procedures for active service members.
The memo filed in the US District Court in Washington, DC, is the latest attempt by President Donald Trump’s administration to return transgender’s reservations.
“Immediately effective, all new parts have been stopped for individuals with gender -dysphoreia history,” Secretary Defense Pete Hegsith wrote in the memo, which was on February 7.
“All extraordinary, scheduled, or planned medical procedures associated with gender transfer or facilities for service members have been stopped.”
The Trump administration has set the military as an important step to ensure transgender rights restrictions in the military. It has also neglected what he denies the promotion of “radical gender ideology” within the armed forces, which is part of its major campaign against diversity measures.
But critics say Monday’s memo and its actions are aimed at eliminating transgender identity, maintaining discrimination, and forcing transgender service members to live in confidentiality and fear.
Currently 15,000 transgender people serve in the US Army, with a population of 1.3 million active duty service members, lawyers say.
An ongoing campaign
In the United States, relatively wide support for transgender soldiers and military members. Research firm Gallup published Report On Monday, 58 % of Americans approved the open -minded transgender people to serve.
But Gallup noted that the number has dropped to the height. For example, in 2019, the approval rating was 71 %. However, by 2021, it was reduced to 66 % this year – and then 58 % this year.
The firm noted that Republicans and, to some extent, have reduced the number by independent candidates.
During this time, Trump has repeatedly taken the purpose of transgender people. During his first term, from 2017 to 2021, he transferred the transgender of military services to transgender people.
“After consulting with my generals and military experts, please suggest that the United States government will not accept nor allow it.” Is written More than two Posts In 2017, “transgender people to serve in any capacity in the US Army”.
Former President Joe Biden canceled the ban. But when Trump took power for his second term this year, he signed a one by renewing his campaign against transgender people Executive Order Return to your first day, denying the existence of “self -diagnosed gender identity”.
A few days later, on January 27, he signed another Executive OrderEspecially directed in the army.
The order states, “One person’s claim that he is a woman, and that the need for others who respects this lie is not in accordance with the desired humility and selflessness of the service member.”
On February 3, a group of civil rights organizations filed for temporary Order to stop. Against Trump’s decision, six transgender service members are trying to register and two.
He filed his request in the US District Court in Washington DC. As part of their complaint, they included the testimony of 28 -year -old transgender woman Mary Perlson, who is serving in the US Army.
He was allegedly told that he should either be classified by a man or he should be ousted from the army. He also explained that he was instructed to stop the use of women’s comfortable rooms, leaving the women’s gold area and sleeping on the bed in an empty classroom.
In this case, another plaintiff, Army Sergeant Kate Cole, said in a news release, “I have spent more than half my life in the military, including a fight in Afghanistan.”
“Removing eligible transgender soldiers like me means the emergence of experienced personnel who fill key positions and not change easily, and put a burden on our fellow soldiers. This is just wrong – and this is our armed forces. Disclaimers.
However, a campaign to restrict transgender rights is ahead of the military.
On February 5, Trump also signed a threatening order to prevent financial support for schools, allowing transgender women to participate in women’s sports.
And in the state of Utah on Monday, the state legislature approved a bill that banned the students of the college from living in the shadows in accordance with their gender identity, which clearly to the transgender people in the university residence. The first of its kind is to target.
“If you don’t fit”, a Republican lawmaker said while discussing the bill, “Then this is your own mistake”.
