President Trump has banned the military from recruiting transgender into the service after such ban was lifted by his predecessor, Barack Obama. He has signed a memorandum to effect this new policy.
Statement from the White House:
‘The President is the President for all Americans, and during last year’s campaign he was the first GOP nominee to talk about LGBTQ issues at the GOP convention, but he also was critical of the Obama administration’s change in that longstanding DOD policy.
He’s going to continue to ensure that the rights of the LGBTQ community, as well as all Americans, is protected. This policy is based on a series of national security considerations.’The LGBT community is not taking this likely, as a legal advocate for LGBT rights, Jennifer Levi had this to say:
“This policy is a shameful slap in the face to people who put their lives on the line everyday to defend our country…”
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