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By Katy SteinmetzJuly 26, 2017 3:13 PM EDTWhen President Donald Trump sent a series of tweets Wednesday morning announcing that transgender people would no longer be able to serve openly in the military, waves of shock and sadness struck the transgender community. Some of those who reacted most intensely were transgender veterans, many of whom had to hide their gender identity while in uniform and had come to hope that they were the last generation who would have to do so.Transgender people are already serving in the military. Wersquo;ve always been here, says Sasha stanley cup Buchert, an attorney and a transgender woman who served as a s stanley cup cout sniper in the Marine Corps in the 1980s. It an insult to transgender service members to refer to them as distractions. We are people who are willing to lay down our lives for this country.In his tweets, Trump said he decided not to accept or allow transgender people to serve in the military in any capacity because doing so would cause disruption. He also expressed angst over the medical costs of providing soldiers, sailors, Marines and other military members with transition-related care. Though there is no exact figure showing how many transgender peopl stanley cup e are currently serving, estimates range from about 5,000 to nearly 10,000. A 2014 study from the Williams Institute estimated that there are about 150,000 transgender individuals who have served or are currently serving.O Vojl The Taliban Are Promising Inclusivity and Amnesty in Afghanistan. But Some Officials Predict Bloodshed
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks during the National Council for Behavioral Health s Annual Conference at t adidas campus he Gaylord National Resort Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. on May 6, 2014.Patrick Smith鈥擥etty ImagesBy Eliana DocktermanMay 7, 2014 5:00 PM EDTHillary Clinton decried the kidna adidas originals pping of schoolgirls in Nigeria as abominable on Wednesday, adding her high-profile voice to a growing chorus of outrage at a situation that has drawn global headlines.Speaking at an event in New York, the former Secretary of State and possible 2016 presidential candidate said the kidnapping of more than 250 girls by the Boko Haram militant group is abominable, criminal, an act of terrorism and really merits the fullest response possible first and foremost from the government of Nigeria.Clinton was in town to speak nike dunk at Philanthropy New York annual meetingmdash ponsored by the Ford Foundationmdash;during which she addressed a range of issues facing women and girls.When discussion moderator Robin Roberts of ABC asked Clinton about the BringBackOurGirls campaign to free the schoolgirls, about which Clinton has been tweeting, Clinton said the Nigerian government has been derelict in its responsibility for boys and girls for years.She agreed with President Barack Obama that in order to find and save the girls, other nations need to become involved. That I believe requires assistance from others i |
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