The Ministry of Defense has banned any new hormonal treatment and surgical interventions for transgender military personnel.
The Pentagon has stopped providing government policy and confirmed medical care for transgender military personnel as part of the implementation of President Donald Trump’s plan to remove them. This is stated in the official note, report Reuters.
According to the document, the Ministry of Defense has banned any new hormonal treatment and surgical interventions for transgender military personnel.
“I have ordered you to take the necessary steps immediately to implement these instructions,” the acting assistant to the Minister of Health Defense, Stephen Ferrari, said in a statement.
The Pentagon reinforces all requests to the Agency of Defense Health, which has not yet given comments.
The military, according to the publication, was angry with the memorandum and considered it “unreasonable cruel and insulting.” One of the Transgender military personnel, who wants to remain unidentified for fear of persecution, called the decision to “another slap in the face” to those who faithfully serve.
“If other people are skeptical, now they are not: Transgender military personnel have no right to the same level of medical care as others,” he said.
On May 6, the US Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to introduce a ban on the service of transgender people in the army, allowing us to remove existing military personnel and refuse to accommodate a new one.
Last week Reuters Another official note was reported in which defense minister Pete Hegset ordered the process of declining transgender military personnel who did not decide to leave the Army on their own until June 6.
According to official figures, 4,240 transgender people serve the army and the US National Guard, though human rights organizations call a higher number.
In January, Donald Trump signed a command that canceled the 46th Joe Biden policy, allowing transgender soldiers to serve tomorrow.
At the same time, a survey GallupPublished in February, it was shown that 58% of Americans support the right of transgender people to serve in the army – however, it is less than 71% in 2019.
Former Fox News host, and now the current Minister of Defense Pit Hegset is actively opposed to initiatives in the field of difference -gender identity and identity. Last month, he published a post on social networks with an article that the Pentagon claimed would restore the treatment of transgender military personnel.
“If this is true, we will find any way to interfere with it. Taxpayers should not pay madness for it.”
Remember that Trump in January 2025 issued a command sent against the military service of transgender people.
We added that Trump signed a United States release command from the UN Human Rights Council.
Pentagon initiates the dismissal of transgender military personnel
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