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kpete

(71,996 posts) Mon Dec 11, 2017, 05:46 PM Dec 2017

BREAKING: Pentagon says it will allow transgender people to enlist in military beginning Jan 1,18

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BREAKING: Pentagon says it will allow transgender people to enlist in military beginning Jan 1,18 (Original Post) kpete Dec 2017 OP

Oh oh Mattis, Trumpy is coming after you SummerSnow Dec 2017 #1

Mattis didn't have anything to do with it Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2017 #3

He is going to have a meltdown cause he can't overturn this Obama policy.lol SummerSnow Dec 2017 #6

Remarkable! And very good news. JohnnyLib2 Dec 2017 #2

Kudos to Mattis dalton99a Dec 2017 #4

Lines will be wrapped around the block. linuxman Dec 2017 #5

Probably not gratuitous Dec 2017 #7

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

1. Oh oh Mattis, Trumpy is coming after you

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Mon Dec 11, 2017, 05:51 PM

Dec 2017

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,414 posts)

3. Mattis didn't have anything to do with it

Reply to SummerSnow (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 11, 2017, 06:13 PM

Dec 2017

I believe that the policy was set to go into effect in January under the Obama Administration's policy but then Trump tried to reverse Obama's policy and ban Transgender people from the military entirely, leading to his policy being sued in Court and blocked by 1-2 Judges (so far). At any rate, it's good news for the Transgender community, even among those of us with no interest in serving!