From left, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Blake Dremann, together with other transgender military members, Army Capt. Alivia Stehlik, Army Capt. Jennifer Peace, Army Staff Sgt. Patricia King and Navy Petty Officer Third Class Akira Wyatt, testify about their military service before a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 27, 2019, as the Trump administration pushes to ban them.
Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Md., echoed Speier's sentiment, saying the Trump administration's demand that transgender troops serve as their biological gender means:"You're transgender, and only if you agree not to transition, then you can serve, that's just like 'don't ask, don't tell.'"Testifying before the subcommittee were Navy Lt. Cmdr. Blake Dremann, Army Capt. Alivia Stehlik, Army Capt. Jennifer Peace, Army Staff Sgt.
Retired Air Force Gen. James N. Stewart, who is now performing the duties of the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, defended the Trump administration's policy, which is currently blocked by litigation.
"I hear about special accommodations, the same thing was said about African Americans when they wanted to enter the Army, in an integrated Army in 1948," said Brown, who is black.
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Since they want to serve, why don’t we create a separate group called transgender army unit. This way they are not mix with real men and women.
Come on....
Nonsense. It would improve it.
I don’t care if they serve. I don’t even care if they wear a dress and a hat with a flower in it like Klinger on MASH, but I don’t think their transition should be paid for by American taxpayers.
The state of transgenderism is eternal, as demonstrated by Vatican's resident evil, a gaily dressed Godiva xpletive President.
Anybody who believes that not paying for sexual reassignment surgery for a tiny minority of service members is going to hurt our readiness is an idiot.
They have it AZZBACKWARDS
DAHHAAHHAHAA really? achap78
Was this before or after competing in the local high school track meet?
Just be careful, you’ll have the weak minded try to ban you on Twitter for making factual statements
They can't conform to dress code but they've been 'decorated'? Doesn't make me feel safe.
Why should US military pay for Sex change operations, special drugs or additional expense ?
It won’t hinder us. There are 100,000 citizens that own firearms that are willing to fight with our military, should they need help.
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Five decorated ‘transgender’ service members. How can they possibly be biased in their though process?
No it wouldn't
A hero is a hero, period- a lifestyle is a lifestyle, period - many heroic people have testimonies of Christ’s life changing power to deliver them from all types of bondages - He will not however force this grace upon us- not now or in eternity
The only thing it harms is the idea that transgenders can join the armed services for 4 years and get the sex change operation for free, on the tax payers dime. Then quit after the 1.5 mil surgery
What a Freak Show. All 5 have mental issues
This is discrimination pure and simple.
Just toss em in one unit, might confuse the enemy.
Did they transition while they were in service?
The fact that someone wants to have the surgery is a precursor, also not a far leap, to their mind and body not being in sync. Mental health is important for soldiers. Admitting someone with that kind of challenge still ahead is a problem, in my opinion
We have children murdered in their own homes by people who are supposed to protect them & Trump is worried about Transgender persons in the military!?!? Smh
Being a transgender is a lie against the person themselves. They live with the lie but those around them shouldn't have to.
Our military is not your social experiment, it’s a machine that’s trained to kill. That’s what it does to protect our freedom.
I think realDonaldTrump more references the fact that people who wanted to transition are getting the surgery free from the military. So more people are joining and in some cases it's not about patriotism, it's about not being being able to afford the surgery.Hmmmmmm
Whatever One thinks on this issue, your tweet misrepresent what they said. They said their presence did not make anything worse. They did not make the argument that it made lethality better. Maybe it’s not FakeNews maybe your journalists just aren’t smart.
Men are men and women are women. Enter the military as a man or a woman! YOU ARE NOT SPECIAL because you woke up and thought you were.
It only bans them during the transition phase involving gender reassignment because readiness issues are always front burner. You could at least tell the whole truth here.
Doesn't matter how you change the outside! Males will still get male diseases! Females will still get female diseases! It's DNA and that cannot be changed, will show whenever blood work is done! God put 'Adam and Eve', not 'Adam and Steve'! (Were it not for God's promise!) Pray!
A false accusation and narrative containing no truth.
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Let’s end tax payers being forced to fund their cosmetic surgery and move on.....
Funny, can't find the 'decorated' details. What were they actually decorated for? Besides, the ban should stand because the maintenance of readiness and moral is more important than feelings! What shame to be used for political points.
Lmfao. It didn't before there were transidiots.
OMG the American military would be defeated by our enemies if we don’t have transgenders in the military. liberal snowflakes must be told the military is NOT an equal opportunity employer. 🥺
Why do we even need this SubCommitee? Because our “President” and Conservatives are discriminating against transgender service people, and are using their power and money to subvert the law. This is another black eye for democracy & humanity.
Five people with mental issues feel discriminated and fantasize about their relevance - let's change everything for them.
In her opening statement, Subcmte. Chair Rep. Speier said upholding President Trump’s transgender military ban would be a “return to the fraught paranoia of 'don’t ask, don’t tell.'” (2/8)
Transgender or reincarnation? A soul traveled several times Past memories from past living Struggle for the genders mind … … … … … … … … … … … …
I’m sorry, but I am a woman who was born a woman and love being a woman and I am a lesbian who does not agree that transsexuals are part of LGBT community! I also am a conservative who voted for Trump and will again!
Would it be more fair to let active duty Military vote on things like this? Maybe they know what is right or not right for the Military better than we do.
It's over stretching it just a bit.
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