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Nice to see they are listening to the courts, as they are supposed to do.
I'm crossing my fingers that this is the crack in the dam, like it was for McCarthy.
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That’s great to hear! The administration was trying to say it’s a mental health issue. Suddenly halting hormone treatments could cause actual mental health issues. Zero employment of science from these people.
That's because fascism is inherently anti-science as their 'truth' is greater than logic, reason or science which is why such arguments do not work on them. We highly recommend watching Thought Slime's latest video on the topic.
The Department of Defense will resume providing gender-affirming care for transgender service members, according to a leaked memo obtained by Politico.
It’s “an embarrassing setback to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s efforts to restrict their participation,” the outlet reports.
The Defense Department is complying with a court order that found the restrictions on trans service members unconstitutional. Federal judges have blocked the ban in two separate lawsuits, and one appeals court has denied the department’s request to lift the block while legal challenges proceed. Donald Trump’s administration has now appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
“Service members and all other covered beneficiaries 19 years of age or older may receive appropriate care for their diagnosis of [gender dysphoria], including mental health care and counseling and newly initiated or ongoing cross-sex hormone therapy,” Dr. Stephen Ferrara, the acting assistant secretary of Defense for health affairs, said in the memo obtained by Politico. It was dated Monday. This returns the department to its trans-inclusive policy implemented during Joe Biden’s presidency.
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