You don't purge your military of a disfavored minority unless you want to have the option of using said military 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 said minority. Whatever lies they tell about readiness or fitness or whatthefuckever, that's the real reason right there.
And it more of - The people engineering, funding, and carrying out the propaganda campaign and enacting the laws and policies against transgender people must face 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 18 U.S.C. § 241, & 18 U.S.C. § 242 prosecution. There are orders it must be taught again to people, which you must not obey.
I know it's not the point of the article but it drives me crazy how so many people such as Corcoran seem to have forgotten that DADT was a huge step forward for the era it happened. They're looking back at it through the lenses of 2026, when societal acceptance for gay people is pretty widespread. Yeah, if DADT was proposed in 2026, that would be absolutely unacceptable and hugely problematic.
Back in 1993, though? The general populace was way, *way* more homophobic, to the point that full acceptance of gay people in the military had absolutely zero chance of ever making it through the Senate. DADT was the absolute best we had any hope of passing at the time, and even that had notable Democrats pushing back against it hard.
I think we tend to forget how much worse things were three decades ago. It's obviously a good thing that culture has shifted so much that we can take it for granted nowadays, yes, but we still need to always remind ourselves that it was very bad until recently in the larger scale of history.
"it drives me crazy how so many people such as Corcoran seem to have forgotten that DADT was a huge step forward for the era it happened." <-- Only in the sense it was a half measure to the sole just policy.
"DADT was the absolute best we had any hope of passing at the time," <-- Yes, but that was not itself a good thing.
"but we still need to always remind ourselves that it was very bad until recently in the larger scale of history." <-- Yes, but only in the sense that the extinction of morally meaningless (and generally itself evil and stupid) superstition is a beneficial and required thing . . .
. . . but not an inevitability.
We can instead societally choose decline, irrelevance, and extinction. Some people on both side of current politics are all for it.
Sorry to be so long winded, but i am so tired of these Bigots
Once again, the Trump administration and the Department of Defense are making transgender Americans serving in the military a political target. These policies have faced legal challenges, and the fight over their legality continues.
The disturbing part is the rush to implement policies while courts are still being asked to determine their legality. That raises an obvious question: Why the hurry?
And this isn't happening in isolation. The administration has pursued a broader series of policies affecting transgender and LGBTQ+ Americans, including restrictions involving military service, health care, education and federal policy.
The strategy is clear: make a relatively small and politically vulnerable population the subject of constant political attacks and turn their lives into a culture-war issue.
But LGBTQ+ Americans are not political props.
They are Americans. They are service members, parents, children, teachers, doctors, neighbors and taxpayers.
And the number of people affected does not determine whether their rights matter.
So here's the part that matters most:
VOTE.
Vote in every election—not just presidential elections.
Vote for candidates who believe that constitutional rights belong to all Americans, including LGBTQ+ Americans.
Vote for candidates who will defend the rule of law, respect the independence of the courts, and treat military service members according to their ability to serve—not as political targets.
Vote in primaries. Vote in local elections. Vote for Congress. Vote for your state legislature. And vote in every election where your voice counts.
Don't assume someone else will protect your rights.
Democracy doesn't work because we hope the right people win.
It works when citizens show up, pay attention, organize, and vote.
If you believe LGBTQ+ Americans deserve equal rights and equal dignity, don't just post about it.
Register. Organize. Talk to your neighbors. Help people get to the polls. And VOTE.
Because elections have consequences—and so does staying home.
You don't purge your military of a disfavored minority unless you want to have the option of using said military 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 said minority. Whatever lies they tell about readiness or fitness or whatthefuckever, that's the real reason right there.
And it more of - The people engineering, funding, and carrying out the propaganda campaign and enacting the laws and policies against transgender people must face 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 18 U.S.C. § 241, & 18 U.S.C. § 242 prosecution. There are orders it must be taught again to people, which you must not obey.
Thank you, Baum.
Just when you thought it would be impossible for these clowns to be more pathetic ..
I know it's not the point of the article but it drives me crazy how so many people such as Corcoran seem to have forgotten that DADT was a huge step forward for the era it happened. They're looking back at it through the lenses of 2026, when societal acceptance for gay people is pretty widespread. Yeah, if DADT was proposed in 2026, that would be absolutely unacceptable and hugely problematic.
Back in 1993, though? The general populace was way, *way* more homophobic, to the point that full acceptance of gay people in the military had absolutely zero chance of ever making it through the Senate. DADT was the absolute best we had any hope of passing at the time, and even that had notable Democrats pushing back against it hard.
I think we tend to forget how much worse things were three decades ago. It's obviously a good thing that culture has shifted so much that we can take it for granted nowadays, yes, but we still need to always remind ourselves that it was very bad until recently in the larger scale of history.
"it drives me crazy how so many people such as Corcoran seem to have forgotten that DADT was a huge step forward for the era it happened." <-- Only in the sense it was a half measure to the sole just policy.
"DADT was the absolute best we had any hope of passing at the time," <-- Yes, but that was not itself a good thing.
"but we still need to always remind ourselves that it was very bad until recently in the larger scale of history." <-- Yes, but only in the sense that the extinction of morally meaningless (and generally itself evil and stupid) superstition is a beneficial and required thing . . .
. . . but not an inevitability.
We can instead societally choose decline, irrelevance, and extinction. Some people on both side of current politics are all for it.
I hope we don't choose that.
Sorry to be so long winded, but i am so tired of these Bigots
Once again, the Trump administration and the Department of Defense are making transgender Americans serving in the military a political target. These policies have faced legal challenges, and the fight over their legality continues.
The disturbing part is the rush to implement policies while courts are still being asked to determine their legality. That raises an obvious question: Why the hurry?
And this isn't happening in isolation. The administration has pursued a broader series of policies affecting transgender and LGBTQ+ Americans, including restrictions involving military service, health care, education and federal policy.
The strategy is clear: make a relatively small and politically vulnerable population the subject of constant political attacks and turn their lives into a culture-war issue.
But LGBTQ+ Americans are not political props.
They are Americans. They are service members, parents, children, teachers, doctors, neighbors and taxpayers.
And the number of people affected does not determine whether their rights matter.
So here's the part that matters most:
VOTE.
Vote in every election—not just presidential elections.
Vote for candidates who believe that constitutional rights belong to all Americans, including LGBTQ+ Americans.
Vote for candidates who will defend the rule of law, respect the independence of the courts, and treat military service members according to their ability to serve—not as political targets.
Vote in primaries. Vote in local elections. Vote for Congress. Vote for your state legislature. And vote in every election where your voice counts.
Don't assume someone else will protect your rights.
Democracy doesn't work because we hope the right people win.
It works when citizens show up, pay attention, organize, and vote.
If you believe LGBTQ+ Americans deserve equal rights and equal dignity, don't just post about it.
Register. Organize. Talk to your neighbors. Help people get to the polls. And VOTE.
Because elections have consequences—and so does staying home.
Your vote is your voice. Use it.
https://nlgmltf.org/military-law/2026/mltf-on-the-pentagons-illegal-trans-discharges/
I'm a member of MLTF's steering committee, and we're meeting with SPARTA today to see how we can help.