US Army will change personal records of transrodal soldiers so that only their sex at birth is reported. It also plans to prohibit the use of pronouns other than the biological sex, and will also limit access to “intimate spaces” in military areas. Reuters reports, according to the official internal instructions she had the opportunity to look at, TASR writes.
“Commanders will immediately take measures to update personal records and administrative systems to reflect the biological sex of all people,” Reuters quotes a 14-page document. The army according to him He considers the sex of a person “immutable in life”. In addition, only the pronouns that “reflect their biological sex” in “compliance with order and discipline in greetings and addressing senior officers such as Mr. or Mrs.” should be used according to the instructions between soldiers.
After the new one is supposed to be Guaranteed access to private “intimate spaces” based on the biological sex of the individual. “The commanders will ensure that all common intimate spaces are clearly defined either for men, women or families,” Reuters quotes.
US President Donald Trump declared in January that Gender identity, which differs from the biological sex of the individual, does not meet the strict standards required for military service. At the beginning of May, Reuters reported on the plan of the Ministry of Defense to start dismissing from the army of transrodal people who will not voluntarily leave it until 6 June. According to available information, there are currently 4240 transrodic persons in active service in the army and the National Guard. The lawyers of the rights of transrodic persons report higher estimates.
