Citing Transgender Discrimination, LGBT Organization to Protest On-Campus Military Recruitment
Citing Transgender Discrimination, LGBT Organization to Protest On-Campus Military Recruitment
Lamda Law Association, an LGBT student organization at Cornell Law School, is planning to protest military recruitment at the law school due to the uncertainty of the status of transgender individuals serving and enlisting in the military.
The protest against military recruitment will take place on Sept. 21 at the law school while a military recruiter is on campus. According to Lambda president David Eichert law ’20, the ban further marginalizes transgender people who are already marginalized in society.
In July 2017, President Donald Trump tweeted that “the United States Government will not accept or allow … transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military.” Since then, the ban has gone in front of several courts and was lifted; however, transgender people still struggle to enlist in the military as they stay stuck in a legal limbo, The New York Times reported.
Lamda Law Association, an LGBT student organization at Cornell Law School, is planning to protest military recruitment at the law school due to the uncertainty of the status of transgender individuals serving and enlisting in the military. The protest against military recruitment will take place on Sept. 21 at the law school while a military recruiter is on campus. According to Lambda president David Eichert law ’20, the ban further marginalizes transgender people who are already marginalized in society. In July 2017, President Donald Trump tweeted that “the United States Government will not accept or allow … transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military.” Since then, the ban has gone in front of several courts and was lifted; however, transgender people still struggle to enlist in the military as they stay stuck in a legal limbo, The New York Times reported.