Washington sources have stated that activist groups are turning to television ads including on President Donald Trump’s go-to station, and to pressure the White House into allowing transgender to keep serving in the military.
Meanwhile Trump has vowed to ban transgender troops from serving. He will be able to see the 30 second commercial as of Friday, when it starts airing on morning shows. It uses a series of quotes from Trump, a former senior military leader and several Congress members who were in the armed forces to argue that all qualified Americans should be able to serve.
Further under
guidelines presented in December, the Pentagon can disqualify potential
recruits with gender dysphoria, a history of medical treatments associated with
gender transition and those who underwent reconstruction. Moreover such
recruits could be allowed in if a medical provider certifies they have been
clinically stable in the preferred sex for 18 months and are free of
significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important
areas.
