{"id":155653,"date":"2021-03-31T16:43:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T20:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=155653"},"modified":"2021-03-31T17:01:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T21:01:20","slug":"biden-scraps-trumps-restrictions-on-transgender-troops-pentagon-will-pay-for-gender-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/biden-scraps-trumps-restrictions-on-transgender-troops-pentagon-will-pay-for-gender-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Scraps Trump&#8217;s Restrictions On Transgender Troops, Pentagon Will Pay For Gender Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the Department of Defense published the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esd.whs.mil\/Portals\/54\/Documents\/DD\/issuances\/dodi\/613003v1p.PDF?ver=7cPFjXiGqfqNSF2HHw-X6w%3d%3d\">policy updates<\/a> for transgender military service. The policy updates restore the Department\u2019s original 2016 policies regarding transgender service, prior to President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made on the &#8216;Transgender Day Of Visibility,&#8217; in which <a href=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/breaking-biden-team-prepping-massive-new-spending-proposal-to-pay-for-universal-pre-k-free-community-college-climate-equality-measures\/\">President Joe Biden<\/a> issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/03\/31\/a-proclamation-on-transgender-day-of-visibility-2021\/\">proclamation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The revised policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity or an individual\u2019s identification as transgender, provide a path for those in service for medical treatment, gender transition, and recognition in one\u2019s self-identified gender.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe secretary of defense strongly believes that the all-volunteer force thrives when it is composed of diverse Americans who can meet the high standards for military service, and an inclusive force that strengthens our national security posture,\u201d chief Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said.<\/p>\n<p>The policies will be effective on April 30, 2021, affording the Military Services the necessary time to update service-level policies and provide guidance to Commanders, Service members, medical professionals, and other communities of practice as appropriate. During this period, the Department\u2019s interim guidance of January 29, 2021 remains in effect.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trans rights are human rights, and on this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TransDayOfVisibility?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TransDayOfVisibility<\/a> , I\u2019m pleased to announce we\u2019ve updated DoD policy on the open service of transgender individuals. The update reinforces our prior decision to allow recruitment, retention, and care of qualified trans individuals. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JJZhtr7uYI\">pic.twitter.com\/JJZhtr7uYI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (@SecDef) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecDef\/status\/1377334670241656832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the Department of Defense published the policy updates for transgender military service. The policy updates restore the Department\u2019s original 2016 policies regarding transgender service, prior to President Donald Trump. The announcement was made on the &#8216;Transgender Day Of Visibility,&#8217; in which President Joe Biden issued a proclamation. 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