Trump, who avoided the Vietnam draft with a diagnosis of bone spurs in his heels, leapfrogged the review when he tweeted that the military “cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.” His words contradicted his campaign promise to fight for LGBT Americans and blindsided a vacationing Mattis. The statement nearly killed a $790 billion defense spending bill that involved taxpayers funding hormone therapy and gender-reassignment surgery for transgender troops. (The House eventually approved the spending package that included $658 billion for the Pentagon and $1.57 billion to building the U.S.-Mexico border wall, but sidelined an amendment dealing with medical treatment related to gender transition.) … [Read more...] about ACLU’s Trans Military Ban Lawsuit: What You Need to Know
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New York City Adds Third Gender Option, Makes ID Gender Change Easier
The new law, which will go into effect on January 1st, 2019, also does away with the requirement that transgender people get a note from a medical professional to change their gender identity on their birth certificate, instead allowing them to “self-attest” to their gender, a change that is expected to make changing other forms ID much easier. Residents under age 18 will need parental consent. … [Read more...] about New York City Adds Third Gender Option, Makes ID Gender Change Easier
WandaVision: Someone Is Constantly Reprogramming the Fake Reality and It’s Not Wanda
Her aggressive behavior acts as a trigger to once again confuse Wanda and just like before, the fake reality malfunctions. The outside world, most probably S.W.O.R.D., gets through, Dottie breaks her glass, starts bleeding a bright red in the monochromatic world, and is suddenly afraid of Wanda. On the other hand, Wanda is too shell-shocked to do any damage-control on her own- it's not that combo of angry-scared she is later in the episode when she sees the beekeeper and rewinds time. So, it's possibly not her who fries the radio, breaking the moment. … [Read more...] about WandaVision: Someone Is Constantly Reprogramming the Fake Reality and It’s Not Wanda
