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People Will Talk: The trans, tweets and twits edition
“ After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you.â€
—U.S. President Donald J. Trump in a series of July 26 tweets. Via Twitter.com
“ There are 15,000 patriotic transgender Americans in the U.S. military fighting for all of us. What happened to your promise to fight for them?â€
—Trans media star and self-professed conservative, Caitlyn Jenner. Via Twitter.com
“ @Caitlyn_Jenner wake up sweetheart give Your wonderful president a call & discuss #noTransgender in military congrats on a great choice!â€
—Sandra Bernhard. Via Twitter.com
“ Those 15,000 transgender troops who volunteered to serve our country were minding their own business, protecting our freedoms, when they all got fired by tweet. That’s like your wife divorcing you by cookie bouquet.â€
—The Late Show with Stephen Colbert host, Stephen Colbert. Via WashingtonPost.com
“…[T]he cost of extending gender transition-related health care coverage to transgender troops would range from $2.4 million to $8.4 million…. [T]he military spends $84 million each year on medicines to combat erectile dysfunction—nearly half of the sum on Viagra.â€
—Texas Tribune reporter, Jim Malewitz. Via TexasTribune.com.
“ I totally support the President in his decision. You know what—I don’t check on the price of Viagra.â€
—U.S. Energy Secretary, former Texas governor and Air Force veteran Rick Perry. Via TexasTribune.com.
“ Every patriotic American who is qualified to serve in our military should be able to serve. Full stop.â€
—Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. Via Twitter.com
“ I read the tweet while I was at work and, you know, it was devastating because I still have work to do and here I am reading basically what sounds like the President of the United States—who is the commander in chief, he is the ultimate boss of the military—telling me and anybody else that is transgender that we are fired…. In the initial moments after the tweet, I saw myself forced into the state that I was in before I started transitioning—a state of depression, exhaustion and inability to enjoy things.â€
—U.S. Army Capt. Jennifer Sims, after President Donald Trump tweeted that transgender troops were no longer welcome. Sims has been on hormone therapy by her military doctor since November 2016. If she interrupts the treatment, her body will revert to being male. Via AssociatedPress.com
“ If the Commander-in-Chief won’t take care of our veterans, our veterans will. I will do surgery for free on the number of people that I have already lined up for surgery. It’s obvious discrimination; I think any fifth-grader could see that. I think the cost of getting rid of very well specialized, trained military service people is exponentially larger than just taking care of them.â€
—Former Navy surgeon and Dr. Christine McGinn, who is transgender, to CNN’s Michael Smerconish. Via CNN.com
“ This latest reversal of another Obama administration policy continues to send the message to trans Americans that our lives, our safety and service are less valuable and unwanted in this country, the country I love and hold so dear. Let’s all come together and send the message to trans Americans that, despite what this president and administration proclaim, that trans lives, safety and service are valuable, that they matter.â€
—Trans actor Laverne Cox to CNN. Via CNN.com
“ I don’t think we should be discriminating against anyone. Transgender people are people, and deserve the best we can do for them. I look forward to getting much more information and clarity from our military leaders about the policy the President tweeted.â€
—U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT). Via Vox.com
“ [There will be]…no modifications to the current policy until the President’s direction has been received by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary has issued implementation guidelines. In the meantime, we will continue to treat all of our personnel with respect.â€
—U.S. Department of Defense Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Joseph Dunford, in a memo to the military. Via CNN.com
“ This is out of control. Just when you think he couldn’t be more of an ignorant douchebag.â€
—Actor Zoe Kravitz. Via MarieClaire.com
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