{"id":4264,"date":"2017-07-26T19:39:01","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T19:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/?p=4264"},"modified":"2018-03-09T21:07:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T21:07:04","slug":"2017-07-26-pr-naffaa-stands-with-transgender-service-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/2017-07-26-pr-naffaa-stands-with-transgender-service-members\/","title":{"rendered":"2017-07-26 PR- NaFFAA Stands with Transgender Service Members"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong>
\nJuly 26, 2017
\nContact:Jason Tengco, NaFFAA Executive Director
\njason.tengco@naffaa.org<\/a>
\nTel. 650-867-9837<\/p>\n

NaFFAA Stands with Transgender Service Members <\/b><\/h1>\n

Washington, DC<\/b> \u2013 Today, President Donald Trump announced on <\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a> that the \u201cUnited States Government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military\u201d due to the \u201ctremendous medical costs and disruption\u201d entailed. According to a 2016 <\/span>study<\/span><\/a> by the RAND Corporation, there are an estimated 1,320 to 6,630 transgender service members. Following the President\u2019s announcement, the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) issued the following statements:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Trump’s latest order banning transgender individuals from serving in the military is a complete affront to America\u2019s standing as a beacon of equality and inclusion,\u201d said Brendan Flores, NaFFAA\u2019s National Chairman. \u201cIndividuals who love their country should be able to serve it proudly and honorably, regardless of how they identify.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Viva Tarroza-Taft, member of NaFFAA\u2019s Board of Governors and U.S. Army (Retired), added: \u201cThis is a major setback to the progress made on behalf of LGBT military personnel. There are thousands of transgender individuals already serving honorably and effectively in the military, and this action pushes them back into the shadows. When members of our brave military are forced to hide and are subject to discriminatory retaliation, it impairs military readiness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jason Tengco, NaFFAA\u2019s first openly gay Executive Director, concluded: \u201cRather than deeming transgender individuals as a \u2018disruption,\u2019 we should work to educate each other about how heteronormative language and systems can allow for bigotry and intolerance to spread. NaFFAA looks forward to uplifting our global Filipino LGBT diaspora – everyone from Jake Zyrus to Geena Rocero – and advocating for our community’s diverse segments.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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About NaFFAA<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization. Established in 1997, NaFFAA has been the standard bearer for promoting the welfare and well-being of the 4 million Filipinos and Filipino Americans throughout the United States. NaFFAA\u2019s vision is to serve as the voice of all Filipinos and Filipino Americans by uniting, engaging, and empowering diverse individuals and community organizations through leadership development, civic engagement, and national advocacy. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

www.naffaa.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 2017 Contact:Jason Tengco, NaFFAA Executive Director jason.tengco@naffaa.org Tel. 650-867-9837 NaFFAA Stands with Transgender Service Members Washington, DC \u2013 Today, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that the \u201cUnited States Government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military\u201d due to the \u201ctremendous […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[78],"class_list":["post-4264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressrelease","tag-lgbt"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4264"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4287,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4264\/revisions\/4287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}