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Home Front: Politix
Civil rights group says it will sue Trump admin over transgender military ban
2017-08-06
[THEHILL] Lambda Legal, an LGBT rights group, is gearing up to sue the Trump administration over President Trump's proposal to ban transgender people from serving in the military.

Trump announced via Twitter last week that he would revive a policy barring transgender people from serving openly in the military. But that announcement came with no formal guidance and the Pentagon said it would continue to allow transgender people to serve until it received new direction from the White House.

A report published Friday by the Los Angeles Blade, however, indicated that the White House had approved guidance for implementing the ban, which Lambda legal called a "mean-spirited and discriminatory attack" on the LGBT community.

Posted by:Fred

#10  Paraplegics can sue because the F-35 isn't ADA compliant? After all, they are patriotic and want to be jet fighter aces too.
Posted by: magpie   2017-08-06 19:50  

#9  Then can I sue for being discharged for developing pulmonary sarcoidosis?
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2017-08-06 14:23  

#8  The problem is they require continual medical attention and meds. If they do serve, they should be instantly listed as "Non Deployable" like people with chronic high blood pressure. It is hard enough to get enough beans and bullets to a combat zone, let alone necessary medication.
Posted by: DarthVader   2017-08-06 13:29  

#7  Knowing the VA they may even bring back bonuses bounties for scrotums scalps.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-08-06 13:19  

#6  ..the missing ones? Or the ones listing bonuses for administrators?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-08-06 13:17  

#5  #3 what about the VA record?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-08-06 09:51  

#4   #2g(r)omgoru "Trans-gendered can serve, but sex change operation is not included in medical benefits package"?

I've got a hunch these enlistments would go down without these medical benefits.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-08-06 09:22  

#3  ...nah, like the GI Bill, they can get them when they get out from the VA, and their waiting lists.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-08-06 09:01  

#2  Any bets on the final form being something like "Trans-gendered can serve, but sex change operation is not included in medical benefits package"?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-08-06 04:45  

#1  It would be pretty difficult for a 'transgender' person to serve sereptitiously.

An example of the sheer dishonesty of the reporting on the subject, blurring the distinction between transgender and gay.
Posted by: phil_b   2017-08-06 04:24  

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