The Pentagon’s May 15 directive, which requires military commanders to review medical records for gender dysphoria, has resulted in a troubling purge of transgender service members. Those identified are facing involuntary separation unless they secure a difficult waiver. Advocates are calling the policy discriminatory and harmful, leading to significant concerns about military readiness and the dismissal of dedicated personnel. Jennifer Levi from GLAD Law emphasizes the coercive nature of this policy, labeling it a betrayal of American values.
"There's nothing voluntary about forced separation," said Jennifer Levi, senior director of transgender and queer rights at GLAD Law. Honorable and committed transgender servicemembers are being coerced into choreographing their own dismissal under a presidential edict that maligns their character with falsehoods."
The result: a systemwide purge that LGBTQ+ advocates call discriminatory, degrading, and dangerous to military readiness.
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