People, all people are what make our country and our military great, not the weapons and the the equipment that prop up the military complex. We have a great military because of the makeup of the people that enlist. “68 percent of people say transgender people should be allowed to join the military, while 27 percent say they shouldn't be allowed. (Murray)”. LGBT people in the military should be judged on ability not sexual orientation.
Allowing Transgenders to join the military is a step a closer to stop discrimination and show support to the LGBT community. One example is , he “ our mission is to defend this country and we don't want barriers unrelated to a person’s qualification to serve preventing us from recruiting or retaining the
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One example why the President made the right choice is , “ some transgender communities are still struggling with their own identities. They see this as a weakness because how can you be in the military and don't know who you are. Another detail that adds to first one is , “ the issuer they face are emotional and difficult to solve thus making the U.S military an improper forum for their exploration. This deepens your understanding that the military isn't the the right place to figure out who you are. One last example is , “ our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in military would entail”. Transgender need more medical attention because of the hormones they take and it will cost the army too much money to enlist them. One of our former president once said it's very hard in the military or personal life to assure complete equality life is unfair. Former president knew the problems and it isn't just Trump , The president is trying have equal rights for everyone but it's hard to be fair. These may be good reason why but exclusion is a sign of fear not strength , divisiveness is the tool of those without compassion , with courage and without genuine
In the essay “Why gays shouldn’t serve” by David Horowitz he states that “Don’t ask, Don’t Tell policy is a way of containing the destructive force of sex on a combat capability called Unit Cohesion. (354)” This controversial topic has surfaced more and more recently because Barack Obama wanted to let all people serve in the military, regardless of their sexual orientation. “More than 1,000 retired flag and general officers have joined us in signing an open letter to President Obama and Congress, repeal of this law would prompt many dedicated people to leave the military (James J. Lindsay).” There are multiple points you could focus on when trying to explain your point on why gays or lesbians should not serve in the military. The first point we will be focusing on is: how would military life change if straight men or women knew that there were gays or lesbians sleeping next to them? The second point is: would straight men and women communicate with the gays or lesbians the same way as they would toward other straight men or women? The third and final point is: how would other countries view our military if they knew we had gays or lesbians in the military?
In 1950, President Harry S. Truman implemented discharge policies for homosexual service members in the Uniform Code of Military Justice. This would allow military leaders to discharge any service member who was thought to be homosexual. In 1992, during President Bill Clinton’s campaign, he promises to lift that ban. Not being able to do just that, President Clinton issued a directive referred to as ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’. This stated that no service member should be asked about their sexual orientation. Mackubin Thomas Owens wrote the article “Gay Men and Women in the Military Disrupt Unit Cohesion” in 2009 right after President Clinton was again calling for the end of forcing homosexuals to live in secret. In his article he states that homosexuals living openly in the military will take away from military effectiveness and put the other service member’s lives in danger. Throughout most of the article he uses other resources, polls and opinions on the matter verses clearly stating his own. Most of the resources he uses are military connected or
Homosexuality in the military had been frowned upon back dating since the late 1770’s. Due to fear of reprimand, men and women were able to join the military but did not discuss their sexuality. It was believed that homosexuality was criminalized in U. S. military law. Prior to World War II, there was no written policy barring homosexuals from serving, although sodomy was considered a crime by military law ever since Revolutionary War times (Powers, 2012).
Today’s military is a unique force in my opinion. What makes the US Military so unique is that we have an all volunteer force. With that volunteer force there are rules and regulations that need to be followed because serving our country is a privilege. The 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy is claiming that even though it may be considered an infringement on human rights and freedom of expression, it protects the rights of the rest of the military and opens a loophole for gay men and women to serve in the armed forces. Other countries have successfully integrated gay men and women into their militaries and compared the treatment of other "minority" groups in the military. Is the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy really effective or even necessary for our militaries?
After the eighteen long years of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which limits gays from being open about their sexuality in the military services, was finally brought to its end. President Barack Obama signed the reverse of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy on December 22, 2010. It was also stated that “The services will no longer separate service members under DADT (U.S. Department of Defense). Nevertheless, homosexuals should have the opportunity to serve in the military because the job had nothing to do with anyone’s sexual orientation.
Imagine being in the heat of war, a place where trust is needed most. Imagine, however, that in the heat of war you cannot trust your fellow soldier because of personal tensions within the unit. It was this problem that the policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was designed to avoid, the tension caused between soldiers when homosexuals are serving openly. Without this policy, homosexuals serving openly could create tension that interferes with the military’s effectiveness. While it may not be obvious at first, the policy of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” actually supports the both values of the military and the rights of homosexuals. As a result, “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” is needed to protect homosexual service members and is crucial in securing military effectiveness.
Transgendered people in America have made many great strides since the 1990s. They have encountered violence, lack of health care, and the loss of homes, jobs, family and friends. There have been many phases of the struggle of being transgendered in America over the years. The current phase we must be in now is equal rights. There are many variations of discrimination against the transgendered community. In our society we simply do not like what we do not understand. It is easier to discriminate than to try and understand. We are all created different and we should appreciate our differences. The change must come by addressing the views of the public. There is much justification in the unequal rights of transgendered peoples. The Human Rights Campaign has been started to achieve equal rights for all Americans including the LGBQ community. A serious injustice is in the world of sports. Professional sports are one of societies major traditions totally based on rules and regulations that are meant to preserve the integrality of the games, but may not be inclusive to all its players.
In September 2011, the United States lifted the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy (DADT), which restricted gay, lesbian, and bisexuals from openly serving in the military. This was the first time in American history in which people of every sexual orientation could serve openly (“11 Facts About,” n.d.). This was a momentous occasion for some and not so much for others. For those military members that had served in secret and those members that were firmly against gays and lesbians, this repeal had different meaning. Both groups contained members that have served in the military for years and were products of the Former President Bill Clinton’s 1993 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. For many soldiers of this era, communication issues arose due to a pre-existing mentality, learned rules and regulations in services reinforced for two decades and the general cultural within combat related fields.
When an individual identifies themselves as transgender, it means that they feel that their biological gender does not match with their psychological gender. To put that into a simple man’s term, the individual feels they “were born in the wrong body”. For example, a man feels that he was meant to be born a woman and vise-versa. It does sound rather unusual, but why should that matter? An individual should be able to make his or her own decisions about how they live their life. Unfortunately though, not everyone feels the same way about this. That is how the controversy is created. This is why transgender rights should be strengthened in America not only because it is morally correct, but also because it would ease the lives of the people within this group, reduce the discrimination and harassment rates of transgender individuals, and help establish awareness.
Do you think that a person in a same sex relationship can defend our country? Does the gender they like determine if they are capable of being a strong and brave leader? If gay men and women served openly in the United States military, they would not weaken the effectiveness of the armed forces. Troops should be judged on ability, not sexual orientation. There was no valid reason for having the ban as long as they had it.
Instead, we should try to walk in the shoes of a transgender person and see all of the things they fear on a daily basis. Nearly “63.4% of transgender students reported avoiding bathrooms” at their school (Transgender Students). These students should not have the be afraid to use the restroom at school. As people, they should have the right to do what makes them happy. I personally believe that myself nor does anyone else have the right to tell someone they can not do what makes them happy. As long as someone is not putting themselves or others in danger, then they should be able to do as they please.
For instance in January 2015, President Obama spoke to the protection of transgender individuals in his State of the Union address. "As Americans, we respect human dignity,[…] condemn the persecution of women, or religious minorities, or people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. We do these things not only because they 're right, but because they make us safer." (Advancing Transgender Equality, 20 Jan. 2015). This statement was not just historical but a positive move forward for the transgender community. By February, the White House changed its position on transgender officers, saying the transgender community has every right to serve in the military. President Obama went even further for transgender rights in the military when he personally invited Senior Airman Logan Ireland, an openly transgender member of the Air Force and his fiancée to attend an LGBT(Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) pride reception at the White House in a male military
“After more than a half-decade operating in a favorable recruiting environment that allowed the U.S. military to be increasingly selective and to meet most recruitment goals, the new environment is “likely to become significantly less fertile in the near future,” according to a new summary report released by CNA” (Wagner). In the near future some have predicted that we are slowly needing more recruiment, and not reached the maximum of what we need for our military. If we took the right from LGBT individuals to not be able to serve in the military that would be harming us more than anything by limiting our recruitment
On July 26, 2017 President Donald Trump announced, “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,” over a tweet. This announcement reversed another policy of the Obama administration. Some think President Trump was wrong for this. Many all over the nation were upset by this action. The President’s actions were condemned as bigotry, although there were objective reasons for this.
When someone displays their hatred or loathing towards LGBT+ people, it can cause some major problems for the victim. How has the LGBT+ community struggled and how can we help? Late July of 2017: not a good month for transgender people willing to, and serving in the U.S army. In late july, Donald Trump announced that transgender people cannot serve in the U.S. army.