To the editor: As soon as once more, the conservative members of the Supreme Court docket demonstrated their collective ignorance in lifting the decrease court docket’s ban on the Protection Division’s transfer to take away transgender people from lively navy service (“Supreme Court allows Trump’s ban on transgender troops,” Might 6). This units the stage for the elimination of 1000’s of service personnel earlier than the lawsuit filed in response is settled on its deserves — leading to pointless chaos if the plaintiffs prevail on the deserves and are returned to lively obligation.
Extra essential, the rationale superior in help of the federal government’s argument for discharging these presently serving (that transgender personnel are “incompatible” with navy service) is specious at greatest. One named plaintiff is a 20-year Navy fighter pilot who has flown greater than 60 fight missions. How far more appropriate may she be?
Noel Johnson, Glendale
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To the editor: I imagine that transgender individuals must be allowed to serve within the navy. They need to be required to satisfy the identical requirements as cisgender women and men, with out stigma or bias in opposition to their gender identification. Transgender people are able to assembly the navy necessities for psychological and bodily well being.
There’s been no proof that exhibits that having transgender service members has negatively affected the navy’s cohesion and readiness. If a transgender particular person qualifies to serve their nation, they need to be allowed to serve proudly.
Emma Guilford, Rohnert Park, Calif.
