United States President-elect Donald Trump is preparing an executive order aimed at expel trans people from the North American country’s militaryaccording to several American media. It should be remembered that during his first mandate limited their enrollmentbut now plans to carry it out as soon as take office by decree. This will force some 15,000 people out of their jobs, who will also have no access to health care.
As shown The timesTrump prepares plan to issue order after inauguration on January 20, 2025. During his first term, the Republican assured that the United States would “notwould accept or allow” to trans people in the military, justifying that there are “huge medical costs and disruption”. He said this in 2017, but the ban took effect in 2019. after the Supreme Court’s ratification, leaving the participation of transgender people limited to “limited circumstances”.
Today, Donald Trump is already working on an executive order that would lead to the elimination of all trans members of the US military, US Defense sources told the media. Additionally, they report that this new order could arrive on their first day back to White House, January 20.
This drastic and transphobic decision is estimated to affect approximately 15,000 members of active trans military personnel. In fact, Trump’s approach is to medically discharge them, which would determine that they are unfit to serve in the U.S. armed forces.
Therefore, the new ban is expected to be broader in scope than a similar order issued during his first term, when Trump blocked transgender people from joining the military. At that time, it allowed those already in service to keep their jobs. When Democrat Joe Biden took office, he rescinded the order. This time, the decree even includes those with decades of service.
