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How the military is dealing with Hegseth's order to remove transgender troops

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    30% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    30% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    44% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -14% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Gender dysphoria occurs when a person's biological sex does not match up with their gender identity.
59% : Gender dysphoria occurs when a person's biological sex does not match up with their gender identity.
55% : Is military separation voluntary or not?Hegseth's latest memo sets up two distinct processes, but the details remain a bit uncertain.
54% : The Pentagon eventually laid out a policy that allowed those currently serving to stay and continue with plans for hormone treatments and gender transition if they had been diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
54% : The Pentagon eventually laid out a policy that allowed those currently serving to stay and continue with plans for hormone treatments and gender transition if they had been diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
53% : Reinstating that ban has long been a goal of President Donald Trump.
53% : Reinstating that ban has long been a goal of President Donald Trump.
53% : It said that, at that time, there were 8,980 service members who identified themselves as transgender and 937 had been diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Is military separation voluntary or not? Hegseth's latest memo sets up two distinct processes, but the details remain a bit uncertain.
38% : When Trump took office again this year, he directed Hegseth to revise the Pentagon's policy on transgender troops.
38% : When Trump took office again this year, he directed Hegseth to revise the Pentagon's policy on transgender troops.
24% : Six months into his first term, Trump announced he was not going to allow transgender people to serve in the military "in any capacity."
24% : Six months into his first term, Trump announced he was not going to allow transgender people to serve in the military "in any capacity."

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