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PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER REVERSING TRANSGENDER MILITARY BAN
Executive Order on Enabling All Qualified Americans to Serve Their Country in UniformJANUARY 25, 2021 • PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONSBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. All Americans who are qualified to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States (“Armed Forces”) should be able to serve. The All-Volunteer Force thrives when it is composed of diverse Americans who can meet the rigorous standards for military service, and an inclusive military strengthens our national security.
It is my conviction as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces that gender identity should not be a bar to military service. Moreover, there is substantial evidence that allowing transgender individuals to serve in the military does not have any meaningful negative impact on the Armed Forces. To that end, in 2016, a meticulous, comprehensive study requested by the Department of Defense found that enabling transgender individuals to serve openly in the United States military would have only a minimal impact on military readiness and healthcare costs. The study also concluded that open transgender service has had no significant impact on operational effectiveness or unit cohesion in foreign militaries.
On the basis of this information, the Secretary of Defense concluded in 2016 that permitting transgender individuals to serve openly in the military was consistent with military readiness and with strength through diversity, such that transgender service members who could meet the required standards and procedures should be permitted to serve openly. The Secretary of Defense also concluded that it was appropriate to create a process that would enable service members to take steps to transition gender while serving.
The previous administration chose to alter that policy to bar transgender persons, in almost all circumstances, from joining the Armed Forces and from being able to take steps to transition gender while serving. Rather than relying on the comprehensive study by a nonpartisan federally funded research center, the previous administration relied on a review that resulted in a policy that set unnecessary barriers to military service. It is my judgment that the Secretary of Defense’s 2016 conclusions remain valid, as further demonstrated by the fact that, in 2018, the then-serving Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Chief of Staff of the Air Force all testified publicly to the Congress that they were not aware of any issues of unit cohesion, disciplinary problems, or issues of morale resulting from open transgender service. A group of former United States Surgeons General, who collectively served under Democratic and Republican Presidents, echoed this point, stating in 2018 that “transgender troops are as medically fit as their non‑transgender peers and that there is no medically valid reason — including a diagnosis of gender dysphoria — to exclude them from military service or to limit their access to medically necessary care.”
Therefore, it shall be the policy of the United States to ensure that all transgender individuals who wish to serve in the United States military and can meet the appropriate standards shall be able to do so openly and free from discrimination.
Sec. 2. Revocation. The Presidential Memorandum of March 23, 2018 (Military Service by Transgender Individuals), is hereby revoked, and the Presidential Memorandum of August 25, 2017 (Military Service by Transgender Individuals), remains revoked.
Sec. 3. Agency Roles and Responsibilities. In furtherance of the policy described in section 1 of this order, I hereby direct the following:
(a) The Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard, shall, after consultation with the Joint Chiefs of Staff about how best to implement this policy and consistent with applicable law, take all necessary steps to ensure that all directives, orders, regulations, and policies of their respective departments are consistent with this order. These steps shall include establishing a process by which transgender service members may transition gender while serving, along with any further steps that the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Homeland Security deem appropriate to advance the policy described in section 1 of this order.
(b) The Secretary of Defense shall:
(i) immediately prohibit involuntary separations, discharges, and denials of reenlistment or continuation of service on the basis of gender identity or under circumstances relating to their gender identity;
(ii) identify and examine the records of service members who have been involuntarily separated, discharged, or denied reenlistment or continuation of service on the basis of gender identity or under circumstances relating to their gender identity;
(iii) issue guidance to the Secretaries of each military department regarding the correction of the military records of individuals described in subsection (b)(ii) of this section as necessary to remove an injustice, pursuant to section 1552(a) of title 10, United States Code, to the extent permitted by law; and
(iv) direct the Secretaries of each military department to provide supplemental guidance, subject to the approval of the Secretary, to the boards for the correction of military records, instructing such boards on how to review applications for the correction of records of individuals described in subsection (b)(ii) of this section. Where appropriate, the department concerned shall offer such individuals an opportunity to rejoin the military should they wish to do so and meet the current entry standards.
(c) The Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard shall:
(i) immediately prohibit involuntary separations, discharges, and denials of reenlistment or continuation of service, on the basis of gender identity or under circumstances relating to their gender identity;
(ii) identify and examine the records of service members who have been involuntarily separated, discharged, or denied reenlistment or continuation of service, on the basis of gender identity or under circumstances relating to their gender identity;
(iii) issue guidance regarding the correction of the military records of individuals described in subsection (c)(ii) of this section as necessary to remove an injustice, pursuant to section 1552(a) of title 10, United States Code, to the extent permitted by law; and
(iv) provide supplemental guidance to the Board for Correction of Military Records of the Coast Guard, instructing the Board on how to review applications for the correction of records of individuals described in subsection (c)(ii) of this section. Where appropriate, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall offer such individuals an opportunity to rejoin the Coast Guard should they wish to do so and meet the current entry standards.
(d) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report to me within 60 days of the date of this order on their progress in implementing the directives in this order and the policy described in section 1 of this order.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 25, 2021.
Section 1. Policy. All Americans who are qualified to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States (“Armed Forces”) should be able to serve. The All-Volunteer Force thrives when it is composed of diverse Americans who can meet the rigorous standards for military service, and an inclusive military strengthens our national security.
It is my conviction as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces that gender identity should not be a bar to military service. Moreover, there is substantial evidence that allowing transgender individuals to serve in the military does not have any meaningful negative impact on the Armed Forces. To that end, in 2016, a meticulous, comprehensive study requested by the Department of Defense found that enabling transgender individuals to serve openly in the United States military would have only a minimal impact on military readiness and healthcare costs. The study also concluded that open transgender service has had no significant impact on operational effectiveness or unit cohesion in foreign militaries.
On the basis of this information, the Secretary of Defense concluded in 2016 that permitting transgender individuals to serve openly in the military was consistent with military readiness and with strength through diversity, such that transgender service members who could meet the required standards and procedures should be permitted to serve openly. The Secretary of Defense also concluded that it was appropriate to create a process that would enable service members to take steps to transition gender while serving.
The previous administration chose to alter that policy to bar transgender persons, in almost all circumstances, from joining the Armed Forces and from being able to take steps to transition gender while serving. Rather than relying on the comprehensive study by a nonpartisan federally funded research center, the previous administration relied on a review that resulted in a policy that set unnecessary barriers to military service. It is my judgment that the Secretary of Defense’s 2016 conclusions remain valid, as further demonstrated by the fact that, in 2018, the then-serving Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Chief of Staff of the Air Force all testified publicly to the Congress that they were not aware of any issues of unit cohesion, disciplinary problems, or issues of morale resulting from open transgender service. A group of former United States Surgeons General, who collectively served under Democratic and Republican Presidents, echoed this point, stating in 2018 that “transgender troops are as medically fit as their non‑transgender peers and that there is no medically valid reason — including a diagnosis of gender dysphoria — to exclude them from military service or to limit their access to medically necessary care.”
Therefore, it shall be the policy of the United States to ensure that all transgender individuals who wish to serve in the United States military and can meet the appropriate standards shall be able to do so openly and free from discrimination.
Sec. 2. Revocation. The Presidential Memorandum of March 23, 2018 (Military Service by Transgender Individuals), is hereby revoked, and the Presidential Memorandum of August 25, 2017 (Military Service by Transgender Individuals), remains revoked.
Sec. 3. Agency Roles and Responsibilities. In furtherance of the policy described in section 1 of this order, I hereby direct the following:
(a) The Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard, shall, after consultation with the Joint Chiefs of Staff about how best to implement this policy and consistent with applicable law, take all necessary steps to ensure that all directives, orders, regulations, and policies of their respective departments are consistent with this order. These steps shall include establishing a process by which transgender service members may transition gender while serving, along with any further steps that the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Homeland Security deem appropriate to advance the policy described in section 1 of this order.
(b) The Secretary of Defense shall:
(i) immediately prohibit involuntary separations, discharges, and denials of reenlistment or continuation of service on the basis of gender identity or under circumstances relating to their gender identity;
(ii) identify and examine the records of service members who have been involuntarily separated, discharged, or denied reenlistment or continuation of service on the basis of gender identity or under circumstances relating to their gender identity;
(iii) issue guidance to the Secretaries of each military department regarding the correction of the military records of individuals described in subsection (b)(ii) of this section as necessary to remove an injustice, pursuant to section 1552(a) of title 10, United States Code, to the extent permitted by law; and
(iv) direct the Secretaries of each military department to provide supplemental guidance, subject to the approval of the Secretary, to the boards for the correction of military records, instructing such boards on how to review applications for the correction of records of individuals described in subsection (b)(ii) of this section. Where appropriate, the department concerned shall offer such individuals an opportunity to rejoin the military should they wish to do so and meet the current entry standards.
(c) The Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard shall:
(i) immediately prohibit involuntary separations, discharges, and denials of reenlistment or continuation of service, on the basis of gender identity or under circumstances relating to their gender identity;
(ii) identify and examine the records of service members who have been involuntarily separated, discharged, or denied reenlistment or continuation of service, on the basis of gender identity or under circumstances relating to their gender identity;
(iii) issue guidance regarding the correction of the military records of individuals described in subsection (c)(ii) of this section as necessary to remove an injustice, pursuant to section 1552(a) of title 10, United States Code, to the extent permitted by law; and
(iv) provide supplemental guidance to the Board for Correction of Military Records of the Coast Guard, instructing the Board on how to review applications for the correction of records of individuals described in subsection (c)(ii) of this section. Where appropriate, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall offer such individuals an opportunity to rejoin the Coast Guard should they wish to do so and meet the current entry standards.
(d) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report to me within 60 days of the date of this order on their progress in implementing the directives in this order and the policy described in section 1 of this order.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 25, 2021.
HOT & FRESH NEWS!
Scottie Jeanette's (almost) weekly blog!
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NEWSFLASH... (okay... if you're reading this the news already "flashed" about ten minutes ago..) but we digress... For three years Scottie Jeanette kept her readers apace of the events and issues affected the communities that Zuzubean Press held most dear -- family, friends, and those what loves 'em. But circumstances intervened (isn't that their job description?) and life and reality and all the other words that humans use to side step harder words like. cancer, a loved one's passing and...the end of a 32 year love story... (sorry, where were we? Oh, yeah...) well, they interrupted, okay, stopped Scottie Jeanette's RBW musings. But we're happy to announce that she's back in the saddle (with a far more eloquent explanation that we just muddled through) and has renamed her Raised By Wolves blog. (which we personally loved, but then... as she points out, so does everyone else - just Google the title and you'll get everything from U2's eponymous hit, to not one but at least 20 sites and blogs claiming rearing by the family Canidae. Fair enough... So, she's renamed it Recklass In the Next Chapter... check it out on Blogger, Wordpress or right here on the Zuzubean Press Home site.
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Recklass Coast2Coast Tour 2019 comes to amazing conclusion!
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Scottie Jeanette wrapped a barnstormin' tour of five cities during the Christmas buying season to promote her latest book:
"Recklass In The Kitchen, a year of light, laughter & love... oh, and food!" with a finale event in the city of Angeles that included cooking for 30 of her "early adopters" in Silicon Valley, meeting up with the New York Fooderati & Writer's Guild of America, serving 60 dozen of her tough cookie creations to over 300 fans at her BFF's beer heaven, to an intimate gathering celebrating Wine & Recklass women in Seattle, to a reunion with the Sonoma Wine country Pitmaster who believed in her enough to bring her onto his esteemed competition BBQ team, and brought it all home for Christmas with the partner in crime, Chef Chandra Gilbert to host the Trans Chorus of LA -- all to finish off not only the decade, but also to put a period on the biggest chapter of her life. It was a great and wonderful and sometimes heartbreaking celebration of a love story for the books... |
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Scottie Jeanette gets Recklass on "Dennis Anyone?" Podcast
(with a little help from white chocolate chip & blueberry oatmeal cookies)
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The requisite "selfie" with the hoster himself
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Okay, I confess, I wasn't fighting fair. But Dennis is special guy, so I threw down and invented a new favorite cookie... and comedy ensues, and darma and pathos... Dennis came very well researched about all things Recklass, and it was truly worth waking up at 3:00 am (I was in San Diego at the time having just celebrated Thanksgiving with my beloved Lib) to get to my lair in time to host the host... on his podcast page he wrote:
"Dennis ventures to the edge of the Santa Monica wilderness to the home of author, speaker and TV showrunner Scottie Jeanette Madden to discuss her new cookbook/memoir "Recklass In the Kitchen, a Year of Light, Laughter & Love…Oh, and Food!" as well as the charity holiday dinner she's hosting on December 21st. She talks about how, in the years before she transitioned, cooking was her solace and saved her life. She also talks about some of her holiday favorites, like serving pumpkin soup out of actual pumpkins for Halloween, her Christmas Eve dinner party that doesn't mess around and what it means to be a ninja valentine. She explains what it's like to do a TED Talk and why she thinks it's important to emphasize gender dysphoria when she's giving speeches. She recalls what it was like to be working on the book during the same period that she was losing the love of her life to cancer. Other topics include: cooking shows on TV, her family's 'F 'em" ethos, how transitioning has impacted her TV career, embracing the color pink, and why it's cool to be part of the Benevolent Brotherhood of the Brick Wall. www.zuzubean.com "
"Dennis ventures to the edge of the Santa Monica wilderness to the home of author, speaker and TV showrunner Scottie Jeanette Madden to discuss her new cookbook/memoir "Recklass In the Kitchen, a Year of Light, Laughter & Love…Oh, and Food!" as well as the charity holiday dinner she's hosting on December 21st. She talks about how, in the years before she transitioned, cooking was her solace and saved her life. She also talks about some of her holiday favorites, like serving pumpkin soup out of actual pumpkins for Halloween, her Christmas Eve dinner party that doesn't mess around and what it means to be a ninja valentine. She explains what it's like to do a TED Talk and why she thinks it's important to emphasize gender dysphoria when she's giving speeches. She recalls what it was like to be working on the book during the same period that she was losing the love of her life to cancer. Other topics include: cooking shows on TV, her family's 'F 'em" ethos, how transitioning has impacted her TV career, embracing the color pink, and why it's cool to be part of the Benevolent Brotherhood of the Brick Wall. www.zuzubean.com "
WHAT A SUMMER! SCOTTIE JEANETTE DID A "TEDx TALK!"
& FINISHED HER LATEST BOOK, "RECKLASS IN THE KITCHEN"
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Okay, Okay, we can finally share our secret - Scottie Jeanette's been a busy bee! She appeared last May at a TEDx Event and her talk was the "show" closer.
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Yes, you can get a signed copy! Yes, it was a life changing heartbreaking, soul crushing year,. Scottie Jeanette's passion and relentless self-examination is both inspiring and surprising. She faces life's biggest challenges like all everyday cooks do — by keeping the plates and dishes spinning with grace... because real life doesn't stop just because it's time to feed your family.
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SCOTTIE JEANETTE JOINS SPICY MARI
FOR A SPECIAL PRIDE APPEARANCE ON "THE SPICY LIFE"
How amazing is this woman - Mari "got in there" to get at some of the world's questions & misconceptions about the transgender experience - it's insightful, lighthearted and real... Happy World Pride everyone!
Marcy & her book, "Just Because My Husband's a Woman"
featured on TLC's "Lost in Transition"
Marcy was featured in tonight's episode of TLC's "Lost in Transition" - a docu-series that follows four couples navigating the gender transition. Marcy came to the aid of Cindy, trying to understand her partner's journey.
"the kiss" turns 10!
Scottie & partner Ron Feuer celebrate 10 years of collaboration, blood and friendship on the eve of the re-release of the Special 10th anniversary edition of "the kiss" - Love Sucks. And Bites. Forever.
And just like that, a decade passes... whew! And... well, what a difference a few years can make! It's the 10th celebration of the release of the lil vampyre movie that did! For all our FB friends, fans, & allies a treat just for you: Here's a sneak peek at the new bonus feature interview that will go on special 10th Anniversary Re-Release of "the kiss" - Love Sucks. And Bites. Forever. Part 1 is a tribute to my dear friend, collaborator and big brother Ronny - a man who has always had my back, despite how it was covered. Part 2 gets "into it." Enjoy
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SCOTTIE JEANETTE FEATURED IN 2 ARTICLES:
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Marcy's appearance on Talks@Google still generating buzz!
Author, Marcy Madden, shares her side of the story about how she and her marriage transcend the transition of her husband from a man to a woman. She shares her personal and touching story through this journey.
"Just Because My Husband's A Woman..."
Marcy's side of the story
By Marcy M. Madden
"THEIRS WAS THE STORYBOOK MARRIAGE THAT INSPIRED OTHERS - A TRIUMPH OF THE POWER OF LOVE"
Everyone always asks,"How did she do it?"
ORDERS YOURS BY CLICKING ON THE BOOK
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For over twenty years, Marcy had everything she had ever dreamed of in a husband. He was passionate, romantic, spiritual, generous, funny, loving, and he cooked! But one day, her husband confessed through tears, "Mylove, I'm a woman." Blindsided, bewildered, and hurt, Marcy ultimately had to face her deepest fears, her dark night of the soul, and completely forge a new life. All this while facing a diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Marcy lays out her journey for us in a brutally honest, very personal account, She shares her story with compassion, intelligence, wit and, yes, even humor. How did she do it? Marcy shares in detail how she emerged from her confusion and fears to create an even stronger, deeper and more loving marriage with her Scottie, than she ever thought possible.
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OUR "OTHER" AMAZON BESTSELLER"Getting Back To Me"
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AVAILABLE IN PRINT, KINDLE & AUDIO BOOK/AUDIBLE & ITUNES
Alexandra Billings calls Scottie's book, "All the inspiration we need!" |