Trump forbade transgender people to serve in the US Army: what is known about the decision

28 January 2025, 13:08 | Peace 
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US President Donald Trump signed decrees that will change the structure of the American army. In particular, he forbade transgender people to serve in the Armed Forces and abolished the programs to ensure diversity, equality and inclusiveness in the army.

In addition, Trump ordered to restore in the service with the payment of debt on wages of military personnel dismissed for refusing vaccination against Covid-19. This was reported on the White House website.

The document says that recently the armed forces have been " According to Trump’s decree, the expression of false "

Also in the decree of the head of the White House it is said that in addition to hormonal and surgical medical interventions, the adoption of gender identity that does not correspond to the sex of a person, "

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It is worth noting that Trump forbade transgender Americans to serve in the army back in 2017, during his first term of office. However, in 2021, the 46th President Joe Biden issued a decree on the cancellation of the ban.

In addition, Trump ordered the recovery in the service available to all military personnel who were fired exclusively for refusing vaccination against Covid-19. The document says that such military personnel have the right to return to their previous rank and receive the full wage, benefits, bonus payments or compensation.

Trump emphasized in his decree that the Mandate of the Ministry of Defense of August 24, 2021 was "

Earlier it was reported that the dismissal of all transgender people serving in the American Armed Forces can lead to deprivation of positions of 15 thousand. military personnel at a time when the country has difficulties with a recruitment in the army.

Recall, Trump said that against the participation of transgender people in women's competitions. The topic of the ban on those who have replaced the floor to men to participate in women's sports for many years was one of the most ardently discussed issues in American politics.

По материалам: whitehouse.gov