The US military is returning to the era of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, as new rules that will ban most openly transgender people from serving came into effect on Friday.
The US military is returning to the era of"Don't Ask, Don't Tell", as new rules that will ban most openly transgender people from serving came into effect on Friday.LBGTI+ groups say the re-introduced ban is unconstitutionalTroops and LGBT+ groups said thebetween transition and their job and result in increased stigma and mental health issues.
"When this policy is examined closely there is no justification that could possibly explain what the government is doing," Peter Renn, from law firm Lambda Legal, said. The new policy bars those who have transitioned or are openly transgender from enlisting after Friday, while troops who come out as trans while serving after that day will be discharged.
She feared that many other troops who were not yet ready to come out would suffer, saying she had personally recently spoken to a colleague who had decided to keep his identity a secret.
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