Hegseth’s Catch
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The Trump administration’s ban targeted troops with gender dysphoria, a medical condition defined by at least six months of significant distress or impairment because of gender incongruence. Such troops would break under the stress of combat, the Trump administration contended.
Not all transgender people experience gender dysphoria.
Like many medical insurers, the Pentagon had required transgender troops to get a gender dysphoria diagnosis before they could receive hormone therapy or transition.
Ms. Rashid argued that Sergeant Davis had sought out the diagnosis so that she could get access to treatment, even though she did not experience gender dysphoria. The sergeant’s strong service record proved she was never impaired or in distress and was not suffering from gender dysphoria, Ms. Rashid said.
Her diagnosis was essentially used as a trap, she argued.
The board deliberated for two hours and then voted to kick her out. After the verdict, Ms. Rashid found Sergeant Davis in her room down the hall. She hugged her client.
Not clear how many transgender military personnel have been separated thus far, but it’s in the thousands. Meanwhile, we’re losing a war because folks with gender dysphoria forgot to order more Patriot missiles and forgot where the Strait of Hormuz is, or so I’m told.