"Anti-LGBTQ+ Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is enraged over the latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which the House recently approved and which has toned down some of the anti-trans provisions from the original legislation. Boebert called the recently released negotiated draft - the result of negotiations after the House and Senate each approved their own versions - a "garbage bill" that she refused to vote for."
"The provision banning the Defense Department from funding gender-affirming surgery, for example, has been completely removed, which trans journalist Erin Reed called "a significant and unexpected victory." The bill still contains an anti-trans sports ban for folks attending military academies, but that provision has also been dialed back. The ban now applies exclusively to people enrolled at military academies, whereas it used to include people from other schools who came to compete."
Rep. Lauren Boebert strongly opposed the negotiated version of the NDAA, calling it a "garbage bill" and refusing to vote for it while condemning perceived DEI funding and policy rollbacks. The negotiated draft removed the provision banning Defense Department funding for gender-affirming surgery, a change described by trans journalist Erin Reed as a significant and unexpected victory. The bill still includes anti-trans riders, including a narrowed sports ban limited to people enrolled at military academies rather than visiting competitors. Transgender service members remain vulnerable to targeting and some restrictive measures persist despite the rollback of original provisions.
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