House passes military funding bill with 6 anti-LGBTQ+ measures: “dehumanizing”

[Jessica_Rose]

House passes military funding bill with 6 anti-LGBTQ+ measures: "dehumanizing"

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/house-passes-military-funding-bill-with-6-anti-lgbtq-measures-dehumanizing/

Greg Owen (15 Sep 2025)

Amid chaos as news of Charlie Kirk's assassination spread across the House floor on Wednesday, Democrats pushed back on Republican efforts to codify the Trump administration's crusade to erase transgender identity from the U.S. military.

Their efforts failed.

Democrats were attacked repeatedly during the debate over the "must-pass" 2026 National Defense Reauthorization Act for raising objections to six last-minute discriminatory amendments aimed at the LGBTQ+ community, and then saw each pass on a voice vote, many with support from some of their Democratic colleagues.

Ultimately, 17 Democrats joined Republicans voting for the amended legislation.

The six amendments included two bans on medically necessary gender-affirming healthcare for trans service members and their dependents — already slated for forced removal from the U.S. military — including mental health care; a ban on trans women participating in sports at U.S. service academies; a ban on the Department of Defense collecting gender identity data, requiring all surveys to only ask about sex assigned at birth; a ban on trans people using the facilities assocaited with their gender on military installations; and a ban Pride flag displays of any kind at U.S. military facilities.

Four of the six anti-LGBTQ+ amendments were introduced by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC).

[Lori Dee]

I would say what I think about Nancy Mace and her ilk, but as a Christian woman, I will not. 🤬