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1st Sergeant defies Trump transgender ban by using gender-neutral pronouns

By Duffel Blog Staff · Bureau · 1 minute

Filed 5 October 2022 · 1534

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — After President Trump's order to the Pentagon to bar transgender people from military service, one company first sergeant is pushing back, by using gender-neutral pronouns.

"I just don't dog'on get what all this gosh darn hootinanny is about!" a defiant 1st Sgt. Alvin Fry told reporters. "If POTUS says jump, you then best get cover and aligned and step it out. Trackin'?"

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