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What You Missed: Anti-Trans Statements Made by Trump Administration During House Subcommittee Hearing on Transgender Service Members<\/b><\/p>\n

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Trump Administration officials compare gender-confirmation surgery to\u00a0cancer surgery<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0having heart disease<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

ICYMI: GLAAD sends copies<\/a> of award-winning documentary TransMilitary to members of the House Armed Services subcommittee, pens letter<\/a> asking members to support transgender service members<\/em><\/p>\n

NEW YORK<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 GLAAD \u2013 the world\u2019s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization \u2013 today released the following backgrounder to media after the Trump Administration revealed their poor knowledge and understanding of issues important to transgender Americans during a House Armed Services Subcommittee hearing on the Trump Administration\u2019s ban on transgender services members from serving openly in the armed forces. Not only did administration officials use derogatory phrases such as \u201ca transgender,\u201d but they also called gender-confirmation surgery a \u201cdisqualifying surgery,\u201d comparing it to having cancer, heart disease, or diabetes.<\/p>\n

“No one\u00a0should be surprised with\u00a0the Trump Administration’s out-of-touch and out-of-line response to the brave service of transgender patriots putting their lives on the line to protect all of us. Since the start of 2017, President Trump and his team have attacked the LGBTQ community at every turn, including the attempt to\u00a0ban transgender service members from openly serving in the country\u2019s armed force,” said Zeke Stokes, GLAAD’s Chief Programs Officer.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

GLAAD\u2019s\u00a0Trump Accountability Project (TAP)<\/a>\u00a0has catalogued all 95 anti-LGBTQ actions by this administration at\u00a0www.glaad.org\/trump<\/a>. Take a look below to find all of the Trump Administration\u2019s anti-trans<\/a> statements from yesterday\u2019s subcommittee hearing.<\/p>\n

BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Trump Administration Officials Anti-Trans Statements Or Comparisons During Subcommittee Hearing<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

James N. Stewart, Performing the Duties off Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness:<\/strong><\/p>\n