Transgender soldiers have challenged President Donald Trump over his announcement on the ban he placed on transgenders serving in the military.
A member of the LGBT who spoke to the press has vowed to continue his service in the military despite the announcement.
Recall that Donald Trump, Wednesday, took to his twitter account to announce his intention to disallow transgender individuals to serve in the military even if it means denying some of the bravest Americans the right to serve and protect our nation.”
According to a report by Air force Times, a Staff Sergeant, Logan Ireland, of the Air Force has said, ‘’You are not going to deny me my right to serve my country when I am fully qualified and able and willing to give my life.”
Mr Ireland, who is married to Army Corporal, Laila Villanueva, a transgender woman also added that, “We have pilots, we have doctors, we have combat medics, we have security forces members like myself.”
Reacting to the report, the first transgender to serve in the military, retired army sergeant Shane Ortega said Mr Trump as a “war dodger” with “no connection to reality.”
He said, “To be quite frank, my first thought was, ‘F**k!’”
“Trump is a man who is literally a war-dodger, who comes from a life of privilege and silver spoon, who has no connection to reality whatsoever, and I don’t know how much more the American public needs to see that.”
It is unclear what the ban will mean for currently-serving transgender soldiers.
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