Military Transgender Ban is Passed by Supreme Court

 

 

JIMMY NGO JULIET ALEMAN Staff Writers

 

The Supreme court has passed the Trump Administration’s request for banning transgendered people from serving in the military. The policy also states that transgendered persons serving who require procedures or hormonal treatment will be disqualified due to their inability to be deployed longer than 12 months. However, the policy has an exception in which a person who is serving prior to their transition, to still serve as long as its as the person’s biological sex.

“After consultation with my generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military,” President Donald Trump said. “Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.”

Several lawyers have questioned the new policy saying that there is no need to enforce the new policy. Advocates for transgender rights are outraged, calling the ban cruel and irrational. However, they have been forced to accept the court’s decision to not hear the appeals from the trial courts, which could lead to a faster decision from the administration’s policy.

“I think that it’s unfair because all people should be able to pursue any career options, not despite their personal preferences, but because of them,” said freshman Rebecca Wu.