Last month the Senate approved a bill that will, if it becomes law, require women to register for th
Last month the Senate approved a bill that will, if it becomes law, require women to register for the draft. Last week, the Pentagon announced that the military will end its ban on transgender people serving openly. These changes may feel like progress, but are they?Army veteran and writer Charles Clymer argues that it’s not fair to force women to bear equal responsibility for the protection of a nation that doesn’t grant them equal rights. Clymer also worries about the physical safety of women and trans folks in the military, given high rates of sexual assault and the military’s abysmal track record in pursuing justice for victims.Read Clymer’s perspective here.Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall (Creative Commons) -- source link
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