{"id":83795,"date":"2019-04-09T14:26:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T18:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/icymi-56-retired-admirals-and-generals-congressional-republicans-and-democrats-and-70-of-americans-oppose-president-trumps-ban-on-transgender-service-members\/"},"modified":"2019-04-09T14:26:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T18:26:00","slug":"icymi-56-retired-admirals-and-generals-congressional-republicans-and-democrats-and-70-of-americans-oppose-president-trumps-ban-on-transgender-service-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/icymi-56-retired-admirals-and-generals-congressional-republicans-and-democrats-and-70-of-americans-oppose-president-trumps-ban-on-transgender-service-members\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: 56 Retired Admirals and Generals, Congressional Republicans and Democrats, and 70% of Americans Oppose President Trump\u2019s Ban on Transgender Service Members"},"content":{"rendered":"

ICYMI: 56 Retired Admirals and Generals, Congressional Republicans and Democrats, and 70% of Americans Oppose President Trump\u2019s Ban on Transgender Service Members<\/b><\/p>\n

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An overwhelming majority \u2013 70% of Americans<\/a> \u2013 support allowing transgender Americans to serve in our nation\u2019s armed forces<\/em><\/p>\n

Palm Center<\/a>: Fifty-Six Retired Generals and Admirals Warn That President Trump\u2019s Anti-Transgender Tweets, If Implemented, Would Degrade Military Readiness<\/em><\/p>\n

ICYMI: GLAAD hosts screening of TransMilitary on Capitol Hill last week \u2013 Speaker Pelosi: \u201cthe ban is an act of cruelty<\/a>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

NEW YORK \u2013 <\/strong>GLAAD, the world\u2019s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today released the following list to remind the media and public just how unpopular President Donald Trump\u2019s ban on transgender service members was two years ago. The list of people opposing the Trump Administration\u2019s ban, which prevents transgender Americans from serving in our nations armed forces, includes more than fifty-six retired general and admirals<\/a>, sixteen Republican members of Congress, every Democratic member of Congress, and seventy-percent of Americans<\/a>. Below is a partial list provided by GLAAD:<\/p>\n

Republican Elected Leaders Opposing Trump\u2019s Ban on Transgender Service Members<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Former Sen. McCain<\/a> (AZ)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sen. Lisa Murkowski<\/a> (AK)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sen. Joni Ernst<\/a> (IA)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sen. Dan Sullivan<\/a> (AK)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sen. Susan Collins<\/a> (ME)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sen. Richard Shelby<\/a> (AL)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Former Sen. Orrin Hatch<\/a> (UT)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Rep. John Katko<\/a> (NY)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Rep. Trey Hollingsworth<\/a> (IN)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Rep. Will Hurd<\/a> (TX)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Rep. Tom Reed<\/a> (NY)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick<\/a> (PA)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Former Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen<\/a> (FL)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Gov. Kim Reynolds<\/a> (IA)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Gov. Chris Sununu<\/a> (NH)
\u2014 Gov. Gary Herbert (<\/a>UT)
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Democratic Elected Leaders Opposing Trump\u2019s Ban on Transgender Service Members<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Every Democratic Member of the U.S. House from 116th<\/sup> Congress<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Every Democratic U.S. Senator from 115th<\/sup> Congress<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Gov. Andrew Cuomo<\/a> (NY)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Gov. Gavin Newsom<\/a> (CA)<\/p>\n

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Not only has GLAAD condemned the administration\u2019s attempt to prevent transgender Americans from serving the United States, but GLAAD also\u00a0supported the\u00a0production and publicity of\u00a0TransMilitary<\/em><\/a>, a documentary which tells\u00a0the stories about the brave trans<\/a> soldiers currently our country.\u00a0GLAAD presented\u00a0a copy of the documentary<\/a>\u00a0to every member of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Military Personnel ahead of the subcommittee\u2019s hearing on the topic on February 27.\u00a0TransMilitary<\/em>\u00a0is now available on\u00a0iTunes<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Trump Administration\u2019s ban on transgender service members are a part of the more than 100 attacks the administration has made against LGBTQ Americans in policy or rhetoric since 2017. To see the entire list of attacks on Trump\u2019s attacks on LGBTQ Americans and for more information on GLAAD\u2019s Trump Accountability Project, go to\u00a0www.glaad.org\/trump<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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