Donald Trump says transgender people cannot serve in the military
Donald Trump has revealed that transgender people cannot serve in any capacity in the United States military.
He revealed this in a series of tweets moments ago.
Donald Trump tweeted last year that he will support the LGBT community.
The Obama administration had allowed for transgenders to serve in the military but a lot of Republicans were against the move. The Independent Rand Corporation estimated in 2016 that 2,450 of the 1.2 million active-duty service members are transgender.
Many have gone on Twitter to voice their concerns.
The Transgender suicide rate is 40%. I can’t imagine how hard it must be for someone who is transgender to read Donald Trump’s tweets today.
— Denizcan Targaryen (@MrFilmkritik) July 26, 2017
Donald Trump is an embarrassment to this country.
— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) July 26, 2017
I grew up in a military w/ LGBT people serving in the shadows. We can’t let DT turn back the clock on our brave, trans soldiers. #RISEUP
— Dustin Lance Black (@DLanceBlack) July 26, 2017
Peter Thiel, Caitlyn Jenner, and all the other LGBT Republicans who supported Trump should be ashamed of themselves.
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 26, 2017
Donald Trump is a coward for choosing to announce this through Twitter, but we all knew that.
— JamesMichael Nichols (@JMN) July 26, 2017
transgender people show more courage when they leave their fucking houses in the morning than donald trump has shown his entire life
— Matt Bellassai (@MattBellassai) July 26, 2017
Every single trans person is braver than Donald Trump
— Ike Barinholtz (@ikebarinholtz) July 26, 2017
Let me get this straight: Donald Trump won’t let trans people who want to serve in the military but dodged service 5 times himself? Ok cool.
— Cole Ledford (@ColeLedford11) July 26, 2017
In 2016, reports surfaced that the Pentagon planned to repeal its ban on transgender members but military leaders submitted a request asking that it be delayed for six months.
