RUBIO WANTS TO BAN TRANS PEOPLE FROM THE MILITARY

Jason Parsley

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R) introduced a proposal to ban Americans from serving in the U.S. military if they have a diagnosis or history of gender dysphoria.

Former President Donald Trump enacted a transgender military ban in 2017. It was revoked by President Joe Biden five days after his inauguration in 2021.

Rubio’s “Ensuring Military Readiness Act” would go even further than Trump’s.

“The legislation builds on Trump era restrictions that were repealed by the Biden Administration, but adds more stringent requirements and revamps the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System [DEERS] to ensure all service members’ gender markers match their biological sex,” reads a press release from Rubio’s office. “The military has strict standards for who can and cannot qualify to serve. For example, under President Biden, you can’t serve with a peanut allergy. Biden has turned our military into a woke social experiment.”

While it’s true individuals can be disqualified from military service for having a nut, or any food allergy for that matter, the policy pre-dates Biden. Each branch of the military has its own specific policies regarding people with food allergies.

The Human Rights Campaign slammed Rubio.

“We should be honoring anyone who chooses to serve our country in the United States Armed Forces. They are our heroes. They deserve our gratitude and respect.