Transgenders In The Military Essay

This statement left me with more of a questions than answers, and it became necessary to research the information. How does being transgender make our military forces less focused? How does being

How the Military is classifying Transgender and the process to undergo for a Transgender to change the service member’s gender.

This new restriction that the President of the United States (Donald J Trump), which would not allow Transgenders to serve in the military. This new order or restriction is tremendously discriminatory with the fact that we are being threatened. In my opinion is a big mistake now with the threat of North Korea on America’s shoulders, we need more soldiers to serve or at least volunteer for this country. Quoting Trump’s tweet “...will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the US

Further, the Trump administration’s policies specifically affect those who identify as transgender. The administration placed a ban on transgender people from receiving Armed Forces medical care for sex-reassignment surgeries, from enlisting in, and potentially from continuing to serve in the military. The extent of the toll this policy will have on the mental well-being of transgender service members and transgender people at large has yet to be explored in the literature. However, researchers have noted that discriminatory policies have a deleterious impact on the mental health of sexual and gender minorities (Hatzenbuehler et al., 2012; Meyer, 2003). This is particularly troubling considering that the Obama administration declared that transgender service members could serve openly; a move which encouraged many to disclose their gender identity to the military (Cooper, 2017).

Donald Trump is closing the circle of liberty for people, including people in our military that happen to be transgender by denying them the ability to serve our country as well

Just because someone may feel happy with being with someone of the same sex should not deprive them from being in the military. These people are just as capable as the next man or woman. There were and still are people in the military that were already transgender and they were still performing the same way any regular person would. But because they did not know that they were transgender they still did not judge them. “For many in the military, the concern about transgender soldiers has long been about unit cohesion and fighting readiness - the deep trust and close cooperation essential for every small unit, who must work and potentially fight shoulder to shoulder in the trenches. And transgender soldiers could upset this cohesiveness, critics say” (Bruinius 10). Before many of these people knew about the transgender soldiers they trusted them with their whole heart, so what is so different about them now that you find out they are of the opposite sex? Their ability to do has not changed at all, the only thing that’s different is the structure of their body. Their mindset was always the same, their heart, their love for their country is still there, it will always be. So why should someone be discriminated for being gay or a transgender. These people are not just being judged based on who they are, they are

The Don’t Ask Don’t tell act which prevented openly gay and lesbians from serving in the United States Armed forces was placed into law on December 21st, 1993. It states that the military cannot discriminate against any gay, lesbian or bisexual person as long as they are discreet about their sexuality. They believed that any persons showing or acting in homosexual behavior would go against strict military moral codes and policy. However on September 20th, 2011 the Don’t ask Don’t Tell was repealed because the government felt it was discriminatory against homosexuals. I agree that openly gay and lesbians should able to serve in the military because nobody should have to hide who they are in order to serve and

There are too many macro issues that are happening now in the USA. As we all know with the new government a lot of changes are going on right now. One of those issues is that “transgender people can’t serve in military”. On July 26, 2017, the new president announced the government will not allow transgender people to serve in the U.S. military (Wamsley, 2017). Many people agreed with the decision and according to Wamsley, 2017, republican Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement that “the Department of Defense has already decided to allow currently-serving transgender individuals to stay in the military, and many are serving honorable today. Any American

Thinking it would help to overcome his desire to become a woman, Dwayne Villanueva joined the U.S. Army at 17. Even while serving in what he described as a hyper masculine environment, those feelings did not go away. Dwayne, who identifies as a woman, has since legally changed her name to Laila (Tilghman). Laila is just of one of the estimated 15,000 transgender individuals currently serving in our Armed Forces whose life will be impacted when U.S. Defense Department (DoD) policy changes go into effect which will lift the ban allowing transgender individuals to serve openly in the Armed Forces. As exciting as this news comes for transgender individuals, there still exists opposition to this policy change. I believe opposition to the policy

Military Rights- For decades, transgender people were banned from serving openly in the military. Until, the Pentagon lifted the ban on

To begin, the United States military became an all-volunteer force following the Vietnam War. Like any other profession, service in the military is subject to compliance with equal opportunities laws ensuring the most eligible get the job. Transgender individuals are a protected class under the equal opportunity laws. The difference now being that self-identified transgender service members no longer need to be secretive but can serve openly in their preferred gender. With this change, the expectation is of Service members to continue to treat one another with both dignity and respect. According to DoD Transgender Implementation Handbook (2016), “The bottom line is to treat others with the dignity,

Military is looking into health care, housing and other costs that will be given to those who get a transgender. Pentagon will be announcing this week what they will be taking as a course of action. Military will lift ban on transgender as soon as possible.

Beginning in October 2016, the government will pay for eligible soldiers to undergo gender reassignment surgery. This will cost taxpayers between $2.4 and $8.4 million per year. It is estimated that there are between 1,300 and 6,630 transgender people in the military. Thirty to 140 people would like to get hormone treatment. Twenty-five to 130 people want to get gender reassignment surgery.

Many individuals were highly gracious at this idea, no matter the negativity that surrounds this topic. When referencing to the article by the New York Times on Ashton Carter’s announcement, he states “Americans who want to serve and can meet our standards should be afforded the opportunity to compete to do so. After all, our all-volunteer force is built upon having the most qualified Americans” (Rosenberg, 2016). The article’s point of view perceives an appreciative tone towards the U.S. military members and how much they sacrifice. For their sacrifices, the government is willing to help formulate policies that can open doors to a new tolerance and acceptance towards sexual identity. Through my discovery of this change in policy, I realized how much this will help not only the individuals who are suffering from this condition but it will help the companionship of the military. I struggle with being completely open with my fellow service members because of the tension there was on the topic of sexual identity. After hearing the statements made by both the Secretary of Defense and the Defense Secretary, I felt like I am part of a whole different world now that there is an understanding of the struggles and tolls taken to maintain personal happiness in such a demanding career. Having higher authorities who are able to implement policies amongst the U.S. government who have vital points of views on this controversial

In a lot of places around the world more and more people are coming out as “Transgender.” The term transgender means that the person’s gender identity does not correspond with the gender they were assigned as having at birth. From personally having a transgender boyfriend I have since realized that these people experience a lot of discrimination in and from society. Many people simply just do not understand what the term transgender means and they see it as someone just “wants to be a man” or “wants to be a woman.” While there may be people who present it this way, it is more so that the individual just “feels” different, and “feels” as if they are “in the wrong body.” Some people experience this feeling at a young age as my boyfriend did in his elementary age. We live in a world who put these people down for being who they truly are, and no human being wants or needs that.