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Direct Headline: Transgender women must sign up for military draft under Biden admin, trans men get a pass
By Emma Colton October 11, 2022
....Transgender women must still register for the military draft, according to the U.S. Selective Service. "US citizens or immigrants who are born male and changed their gender to female are still required to register," .....Individuals who were born female, but identify as male do not need to register for the military draft, per the government.
The policy is not new, but gained attention after the Selective Service tweeted at parents on Friday, reminding them that their sons must register - "Parents, if your son is an only son and the last male in your family to carry the family name, he is still required to register with SSS. Learn more about who needs to register..." ...The policy pre-dates the Biden administration, but the White House expressed support for all people to be included in the draft last year.
....President Biden ultimately signed the National Defense Authorization Act last year without the provision including women..... That same year, Biden signed an executive order allowing all qualified Americans to serve in the military. A statement from the White House cited a study from 2016 that found "open transgender service has had no significant impact on operational effectiveness or unit cohesion in foreign militaries..."
Selective Service System spokesperson Micheal Migliara told Fox News Digital later Tuesday that Congress would have to make changes that would authorize women to register with the agency. "The Military Selective Service Act authorizes the registration of ‘male persons’, ages, 18-25. In order for the Selective Service to be authorized to register women, Congress would have to pass legislation amending the current law..."
https://www.foxnews.com/us/transgender-women-must-sign-up-military-draft-biden-admin-trans-men-pass
Direct Headline: Parents up in arms over transgender policy for US military draft
Gustaf Kilander October 10, 2022
US policy states that transgender women who were registered as males when they were born must register for the military draft with the Selective Service, while transgender men who were recorded as female when they were born don’t have to sign up for the draft.
The site says that all biological males must sign up for the draft, which also applies to “US citizens or immigrants who are born male and have changed their gender to female...Individuals who are born female and have changed their gender to male” don’t have to sign up, the site states...The Biden administration announced its support for including all citizens in the draft last year....In a 21 September 2021 statement, the Biden administration said that it “supports section 513 and the registration requirement for all citizens, which further ensures a military selective system that is fair and just”....
“My son’s a girl now so we good,” one Twitter user said in response to the post from the Selective Service.
“For the purpose of SSS my son will identify as a girl starting with his 18th birthday. Checkmate fascist,” another account holder said.
“The government believes in two genders again when it’s time to send your kids to die so Lockheed doesn’t miss quarterly revenue numbers,” one Twitter user said.
“Parents, we may kill your son and end your bloodline and family name for the sake of defending some irrelevant pile of sand in some godforsaken corner of the globe that holds no worth whatsoever to you or your family,” conservative author Matt Walsh wrote.
“Do you assume we are all biologists? How are we to know what is a ‘son?’ It is 2022. Read a book and cool it with your transphobic tweets,” XX@XX ramzpaul added.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/parents-arms-over-transgender-policy-195205858.html
Direct Headline: How Transgender and Non-Binary People Are Ignored in the Male-Only Military Draft Debate
by Michael Conklin Jul 11, 2021 2021
The constitutionality of an all-male military draft was recently litigated in National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System...In the 1981 case of Rostker v. Goldberg, the Supreme Court upheld the all-male draft because, at the time, women were barred from combat roles.... However, in 2013 the Department of Defense rescinded this ban....The Supreme Court had the opportunity to overturn the male-only aspect of the draft but it passed on the issue and denied certiorari in National Coalition for Men....Failing to register with the Selective Service may result in fines of up to $250,000 and five years in jail, although these penalties are rarely enforced.... More practical implications are that those who do not register with the Selective Service may not be eligible for federal jobs and job training, and it may even prevent immigrants from becoming naturalized...Male college students are ineligible for financial aid, federal grants, and federal work-study programs if they do not register...
...The Selective Service states that “male person” are required to register...Elsewhere the Selective Service clarifies that gender assigned at birth is used for this purpose....The current Selective Service standard of using birth certificate gender is further problematic because it is possible for adults to change the gender listed on their birth certificates... Additionally, some states allow the issuance and amending of birth certificate gender to non-binary...Making matters even worse, the likelihood of these problems is exacerbated when one considers those with fluid gender identities. Such individuals may have data mismatches of their gender on various documents and government and school records. This may be perceived by school and governmental administrators as inconsistencies to be flagged for greater scrutiny....
.... As the Service Commission in 2020 explained regarding the effects on women, “[m]ale-only registration sends a message to women not only that they are not vital to the defense of the country but also that they are not expected to participate in defending it.”... This same logic is applicable to the dignitary harm imposed on transgender and non-binary people. Furthermore, by classifying transgender men as women and transgender women as men, an implicit message is communicated that they are not “really” male and female, respectively....It is unfortunate that this is just one example of how transgender people are often overlooked in the legal system....Fortunately, there is an easy fix. By recognizing the grounds for upholding the male-only draft in Rostker are now invalid, overturning the now obsolete precedent not only advances gender equality but also benefits transgender and non-binary people....
https://illinoislawreview.org/onlin...nored-in-the-male-only-military-draft-debate/
By Emma Colton October 11, 2022
....Transgender women must still register for the military draft, according to the U.S. Selective Service. "US citizens or immigrants who are born male and changed their gender to female are still required to register," .....Individuals who were born female, but identify as male do not need to register for the military draft, per the government.
The policy is not new, but gained attention after the Selective Service tweeted at parents on Friday, reminding them that their sons must register - "Parents, if your son is an only son and the last male in your family to carry the family name, he is still required to register with SSS. Learn more about who needs to register..." ...The policy pre-dates the Biden administration, but the White House expressed support for all people to be included in the draft last year.
....President Biden ultimately signed the National Defense Authorization Act last year without the provision including women..... That same year, Biden signed an executive order allowing all qualified Americans to serve in the military. A statement from the White House cited a study from 2016 that found "open transgender service has had no significant impact on operational effectiveness or unit cohesion in foreign militaries..."
Selective Service System spokesperson Micheal Migliara told Fox News Digital later Tuesday that Congress would have to make changes that would authorize women to register with the agency. "The Military Selective Service Act authorizes the registration of ‘male persons’, ages, 18-25. In order for the Selective Service to be authorized to register women, Congress would have to pass legislation amending the current law..."
https://www.foxnews.com/us/transgender-women-must-sign-up-military-draft-biden-admin-trans-men-pass
Direct Headline: Parents up in arms over transgender policy for US military draft
Gustaf Kilander October 10, 2022
US policy states that transgender women who were registered as males when they were born must register for the military draft with the Selective Service, while transgender men who were recorded as female when they were born don’t have to sign up for the draft.
The site says that all biological males must sign up for the draft, which also applies to “US citizens or immigrants who are born male and have changed their gender to female...Individuals who are born female and have changed their gender to male” don’t have to sign up, the site states...The Biden administration announced its support for including all citizens in the draft last year....In a 21 September 2021 statement, the Biden administration said that it “supports section 513 and the registration requirement for all citizens, which further ensures a military selective system that is fair and just”....
“My son’s a girl now so we good,” one Twitter user said in response to the post from the Selective Service.
“For the purpose of SSS my son will identify as a girl starting with his 18th birthday. Checkmate fascist,” another account holder said.
“The government believes in two genders again when it’s time to send your kids to die so Lockheed doesn’t miss quarterly revenue numbers,” one Twitter user said.
“Parents, we may kill your son and end your bloodline and family name for the sake of defending some irrelevant pile of sand in some godforsaken corner of the globe that holds no worth whatsoever to you or your family,” conservative author Matt Walsh wrote.
“Do you assume we are all biologists? How are we to know what is a ‘son?’ It is 2022. Read a book and cool it with your transphobic tweets,” XX@XX ramzpaul added.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/parents-arms-over-transgender-policy-195205858.html
Direct Headline: How Transgender and Non-Binary People Are Ignored in the Male-Only Military Draft Debate
by Michael Conklin Jul 11, 2021 2021
The constitutionality of an all-male military draft was recently litigated in National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System...In the 1981 case of Rostker v. Goldberg, the Supreme Court upheld the all-male draft because, at the time, women were barred from combat roles.... However, in 2013 the Department of Defense rescinded this ban....The Supreme Court had the opportunity to overturn the male-only aspect of the draft but it passed on the issue and denied certiorari in National Coalition for Men....Failing to register with the Selective Service may result in fines of up to $250,000 and five years in jail, although these penalties are rarely enforced.... More practical implications are that those who do not register with the Selective Service may not be eligible for federal jobs and job training, and it may even prevent immigrants from becoming naturalized...Male college students are ineligible for financial aid, federal grants, and federal work-study programs if they do not register...
...The Selective Service states that “male person” are required to register...Elsewhere the Selective Service clarifies that gender assigned at birth is used for this purpose....The current Selective Service standard of using birth certificate gender is further problematic because it is possible for adults to change the gender listed on their birth certificates... Additionally, some states allow the issuance and amending of birth certificate gender to non-binary...Making matters even worse, the likelihood of these problems is exacerbated when one considers those with fluid gender identities. Such individuals may have data mismatches of their gender on various documents and government and school records. This may be perceived by school and governmental administrators as inconsistencies to be flagged for greater scrutiny....
.... As the Service Commission in 2020 explained regarding the effects on women, “[m]ale-only registration sends a message to women not only that they are not vital to the defense of the country but also that they are not expected to participate in defending it.”... This same logic is applicable to the dignitary harm imposed on transgender and non-binary people. Furthermore, by classifying transgender men as women and transgender women as men, an implicit message is communicated that they are not “really” male and female, respectively....It is unfortunate that this is just one example of how transgender people are often overlooked in the legal system....Fortunately, there is an easy fix. By recognizing the grounds for upholding the male-only draft in Rostker are now invalid, overturning the now obsolete precedent not only advances gender equality but also benefits transgender and non-binary people....
https://illinoislawreview.org/onlin...nored-in-the-male-only-military-draft-debate/
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