To the editor: As soon as once more, the conservative members of the Supreme Court docket demonstrated their collective ignorance in lifting the decrease courtroom’s ban on the Protection Division’s transfer to take away transgender people from lively navy service (“Supreme Court docket permits Trump’s ban on transgender troops,” Could 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 responsibility.
Extra essential, the rationale superior in assist of the federal government’s argument for discharging these at present 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 way more appropriate may she be?
Noel Johnson, Glendale
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To the editor: I imagine that transgender individuals ought to 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 id. Transgender people are able to assembly the navy necessities for psychological and bodily well being.
There’s been no proof that reveals 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.
