More than 150 House Democrats have called for the removal of specific provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act that would prohibit certain benefits for LGBTQ service members, such as sex-reassignment surgery.
In a letter Thursday to House and Senate committees on armed services, the Democrats said that the provisions in the bill “threaten the recruitment, retention, and readiness of our Armed Forces.”
The House-passed NDAA would prevent TRICARE, the health care program for military and their families, from covering the cost of sex reassignment surgeries and hormone therapy. A similar provision would stop the Exceptional Family Member Program from covering reassignment surgeries for dependent children.
Another provision would prohibit the display of Pride flags in areas of the Department of Defense, which House Democrats say “sends a strong message that LGBTQ+ people do not belong and aren’t welcome.” The House-passed bill would also prohibit funds for certain books in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity.
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