Trans student set to lose Army scholarship following Trump admin.'s new military policy going into effect.
, which the Department of Defense has insisted is not a “ban,” currently serving transgender individuals who received a diagnosis of gender dysphoria prior to April 12 may continue to serve in their preferred gender, receive hormone treatments and undergo gender-affirming surgery. As of April 12, anyone with gender dysphoria who is taking hormones or has already undergone a gender transition will not be allowed to enlist.
“When cadets are accepted into the ROTC program, it is on a conditional basis,” Carter explained. “First, they have to gain entrance into the university of their choice. Second, they have to pass the Department of Defense Military Physical that determines the eligibility of the individual to complete the required training.”
Pesqueira said that he applied for the scholarship under his “birth name and biological gender.” After he was awarded the scholarship, he legally changed his name and gender marker and informed the Defense Department that he did so.Pesqueira said he is not giving up hope on his dream of attending the university and serving in the Army.
“Map’s experience, as well as that of so many who dedicated their career choices to serving in the military and now have been cheated out of those prospects are representative of the real-world harm that Trump does to the community when he enacts conservative policies through his Twitter thumbs,” she added, referring to President Donald Trump’s July 2017 tweets where he first introduced the new policy.
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