Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill that would reverse Trump's ban on transgender troops

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

By Felicia Sonmez February 7 at 4:49 PM

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday that would allow transgender people to serve openly in the military, after the Supreme Court last month moved to allow President Trump’s transgender troop ban to go into effect.

The legislation was introduced by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) in the Senate and Reps. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), Joseph Kennedy III (D-Mass.), John Katko (R-N.Y.), Susan Davis (D-Calif.) and Anthony Brown (D-Md.) in the House.

It would prohibit the Defense Department from denying the enlistment or continued service of transgender people solely on the basis of their gender identity.

Transgender rights advocates hailed the legislation as a step toward ensuring the equal treatment of transgender service members.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lawmakers-introduce-bipartisan-bill-that-would-reverse-trumps-ban-on-transgender-troops/2019/02/07/1b12ae62-2b1a-11e9-b011-d8500644dc98_story.html

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Alternate link: https://www.stripes.com/news/us/lawmakers-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-reverse-trump-s-ban-on-transgender-troops-1.567794

[iluvtennis]

1. Excellent.

[truthisfreedom]

2. Keep pushing. Keep exposing the corruption of this

administration and its Supreme Court appointments.

[pazzyanne]

3. YES!

I approve this legislative action!

[ck4829]

4. K&R

[cstanleytech]

5. Collins knows its unlikely to pass the Repugnant controlled Senate so I would not start jumping for

joy just yet nor would I be willing to ever forgive her after her vote for Kavanaugh.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

6. Unlikely to pass? It won't even come up for a vote.

McTurtle will keep this buried.