{"id":3433,"date":"2017-08-25T02:03:12","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T19:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsincerity.us\/?p=3433"},"modified":"2023-05-19T11:20:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T11:20:22","slug":"former-joint-chief-staff-mike-mullen-says-no-trans-military-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/former-joint-chief-staff-mike-mullen-says-no-trans-military-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Joint Chief-of-Staff Mike Mullen Says NO to Trans Military Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Mullen urged Congress to reject the Trump administration\u2019s attempt to ban trans folks from serving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mullen\u2019s been in the corner of the LGBTQ community for a long while, heading the repeal of the ignominious &#8216;Don\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell policy&#8217; and a speaking out against a recent bill that would have cut funding of gender-related medical expenses for trans folks serving in the military. That bill failed&nbsp;\u2013 thank goodness \u2013 but then you-know-who jumped on Twitter and said trans folks won\u2019t be allowed to serve at all. Cue the outrage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In reference to the &#8216;Don\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell period&#8217;, Mullen told USA Today that he &#8220;saw firsthand the harm to readiness and morale when we fail to treat all service members according to the same standards \u2026 Thousands of transgender Americans are currently serving in uniform and there is no reason to single out these brave men and women and deny them the medical care that they require.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Other big companies \u2013 like Apple, Google, and Salesforce \u2013 came out of the woodwork to voice their support for transgender troops.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/equalityforall?src=hash\">#equalityforall<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0odEdQ2aUR\">pic.twitter.com\/0odEdQ2aUR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marc Benioff (@Benioff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benioff\/status\/890276920230682624\">July 26, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A comprehensive study revealed that trans medical expenses are incredibly low \u2013 less than $9 million a year, a drop in the bucket when it comes to a military budget set to top $824 BILLION this year. For context, the military spends 5 times more on Viagra than they would for medical care for transgender troops. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI urge the Congress to respect the military\u2019s judgment and not to breach the faith of service members who defend our freedoms,&#8221; said Mullen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether it\u2019s his pedigree or just that he talks a lot of sense, we hope people keep listening to what he has to say.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Rise up! Share this as a reminder that it&#8217;s <strong>everyone&#8217;s<\/strong> duty to speak up.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, Mullen urged Congress to reject the Trump administration\u2019s attempt to ban trans folks from serving. 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