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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhite House Sets Rules for Military Transgender Ban
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-sets-rules-for-military-transgender-ban-1503534757White House Sets Rules for Military Transgender Ban
Guidelines expected to direct Pentagon to stop admitting transgender people, gives Mattis power to remove those serving
By Gordon Lubold
Aug. 23, 2017 8:32 p.m. ET
WASHINGTONThe White House is expected to send guidance to the Pentagon in coming days on how to implement a new administration ban on transgender people in the military, issuing a policy that will allow Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to consider a service members ability to deploy in deciding whether to kick them out of the military.
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White House Sets Rules for Military Transgender Ban (Original Post)
Beaverhausen
Aug 2017
OP
If you were gay you wouldn't be asking that question. You'd know exactly what it means.
mahatmakanejeeves
Aug 2017
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mahatmakanejeeves
(57,727 posts)1. Try the Twitter account for free access.
Retweeted by David Fahrenthold: https://twitter.com/Fahernthold
White House to direct Pentagon to deny admission to transgender people, give Mattis power to remove those serving
Link to tweet
or:
Scoop: new details about what the WH is telling DoD and Mattis to do on transgender ban, memo to Penty soon
Link to tweet
KentuckyWoman
(6,697 posts)5. I'll be stunned if any branch actually kicks someone out
The joint chiefs pretty much told Trump to go F himself over this already.
BigmanPigman
(51,651 posts)2. What in the hell does that mean?
The "ability to deploy" has what to do with your gender?
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,727 posts)4. If you were gay you wouldn't be asking that question. You'd know exactly what it means.
It means you don't have a job anymore.
For your own good, of course.
Submitted respectfully. To you, not to *****.
Doreen
(11,686 posts)3. Of all the things I have been reading and seeing today this has
made me the most angry. Do not get me wrong I have been angry about other stuff but this just hit my nerve.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)6. Sue these bastards