Trump in a tweet on Tuesday said, “After consultation with my generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the US Military.”
It is not clear whether transgender individuals, numbering from 2,500 to 7,000 people already serving in the US military, would be pushed out.
The US military consists of approximately 2,500 to 7,000 transgender people out of a total of 1.3 million active duty service members. Earlier this year, in June, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis had ordered a delay of six months in recruiting transgenders in the armed services, a plan initiated by former President Barack Obama.
The US has, in the past three months, been witnessing a rise in differences over the issue of transgender rights in the country. The matter came into focus with the Trump administration reversing federal protections, put in place during Obama’s tenure, which ordered the schools to allow transgender students to use restrooms corresponding to their gender identity. The students were earlier bound to use the bathrooms according to the gender on their birth certificate.
However, the different military services had varied view on when to accept transgender recruits. Spokeswoman Dana White said last week, “Different services had different takes. Some asked for time… there were all kinds of different recommendations.”
Source:The Indian Express
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Write commentsSarileru Neekevvaru girl Rashmika Mandanna reveals Thalapathy Vijay as her childhood crush
ReplyDeleteRashmika Mandanna who scored a big hit with Sarileru Neekevvaru for this Sankranthi has a Tamil biggie in hand which stars Vijay in the lead
Tollywood's most happening heroine Rashmika Mandanna revealed that Tamil star hero Vijay is her childhood crush. The actress also stated that she is a big fan of Vijay for a long time and confessed that she wants to do a film with him.
Rashmika made her debut with the 2016 blockbuster Kannada film Kirrik Party. After that, she made her Telugu debut in 2018 with Chalo. In the four years of her career, Rashmika acted alongside various star heroes. As Mahesh Babu, Puneeth Rajkumar, Rakshit Shetty, Darshan and Vijay Deverakonda. She is also making her Tamil debut with Karthi's Sultan which will release in this year itself.
Speaking in a recent interview, Rashmika said that she is a fan of Vijay and if she ever gets a chance of working with him, she will accept it blindly. We heard that Rashmika was being considered as the female lead for Vijay's Master, but Malavika Mohanan grabbed that role. We have to see if any makers will cast her as the female lead alongside Vijay.
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