In July of 2017, Trump posted three tweets about transgender people in the military. Quickly summarized, Trump and his generals decided to place a ban on transgender people trying to enlist or current transgenders in the military, arguing that the extra costs of maintaing their medical costs were too much.
So why is this relevant now? Well, on the first Monday after Biden’s inauguration, Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed an order to reverse Trump’s ban on transgenders in the military. This is part of Biden’s general executive order to advance equity in agencies and communities, both racially and by sexual orientation or gender identity. Biden pushes this executive order by extending the policy built from the 2020 Bostock v. Clayton County trial. The Bostock v. Clayton County Supreme Court trial ruled against discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Those discriminated against by Trump’s abrupt twitter posts have been in the crossfire of three presidents. First fought for by Obama to promote equity in agencies, then reversed by Trump in an executive order, and reversed once again by Biden this week, their situation seems to never rest. This is devastating because many Americans rely on military benefits.
What does this new bill entail for those affected by this new executive order? Most of those who were affected by Trump’s ban will likely be allowed back into the military, and most of the cases transgender people have been fighting in will likely be withdrawn as there has been little opposition with the new house and new president.
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I think that everyone should have the right to serve in the military if they want to. I support Biden's work allowing members of the transgender community to serve in the military. I believe that trump's actions were an attempt to make America look more conservative but a side effect was that it harmed the effectiveness of the US military. Time was need to be spent to train new "streamline" gender soldiers. Claiming medically budget as the reason for laying of the trans soldiers seems wrong. Especially since the US spends so much on our military.
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