Trump Wants to Ban Transgender People from Military Service. Thousands Will Have to Be Discharged.

The winner of the American presidential elections, Donald Trump, plans to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military. This information was disclosed citing sources in the defense sector to The Times. Previously, he prohibited them from joining the military, but did not discharge those already serving. However, this decision was overturned by his successor Joe Biden.

After returning to the White House, the newly elected president is working on a new decree that will remove transgender individuals from military service. If this happens, the number of service members in the U.S. military will decrease by 15,000 people.

According to the Pentagon, it is difficult to accurately determine the number of active service members with transgender identity due to privacy policies. However, in 2021, when Trump's first ban was lifted, around 2,200 such individuals were found. The total number of military personnel is approximately 1.3 million.

There are assumptions that there are thousands of service members in the military who identify as transgender individuals.

Exclusions from the military will be made on the grounds of unfitness, making them unsuitable for military service. It will also be prohibited for transgender individuals to join the military if it does not meet certain numerical standards.

Speaker of the House of Representatives in the U.S., Mike Johnson, has banned the use of restrooms in Capitol buildings for individuals who identify as another gender. This decision contradicts the policy of tolerance in the U.S. The decision was made after an openly transgender person, Sarah McBride, was elected to the House of Representatives. It is worth noting that Mike Johnson is a follower of Donald Trump. At the same Time, the elected president's stance on the rights of women, immigrants, and members of the LGBT community is well-known in the U.S.