Coast Guard Expresses Support For Transgender Military Operatives

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To disallow transgender people from serving in the military is wrong and utterly disgraceful. Many Americans on both sides of the aisle agree and apparently, so do military leaders. Any qualified individual who wishes to fight for his or her country and passes all of the military’s entry exams should be allowed to do so.

The argument against transgender military service seems to be that the Pentagon has funded gender reassignment surgeries over the past few years. Perhaps people should realize that eliminating Pentagon funding for sex change surgeries is possible without banning each and every transgender person from serving in the military “in any capacity.”

Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft’s outreach to transgender military service members should be commended. The announcement of a ban on transgender Americans clearly had an impact on those who are currently serving. In addition, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford announced that until the White House sends a direct order to the Pentagon, there will be no change regarding transgender service in the Coast Guard.