At a pride event held this month at the Pentagon, Space Force Chief Operating Officer Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt attacked the proliferation of over 400 state regulations which she described as "anti-LGBTQ+" and suggested that such laws were a danger to military readiness and to individual soldiers.  The how and why of her claims are not as clear, though Burt appeared to insinuate that these laws would "distract" service members from their duties by preventing them from being their "true selves."

The supposed threat of anti-LGBT laws apparently extends to the children of service members, as Burt asserted in an indirect manner that soldiers who are parents might feel unsafe if their trans kids do not have access to gender affirming healthcare.

To date, the overwhelming majority of state restrictions that have passed pertain only to the protection of minors.  Also, no scientific proof of "trans children" or gender fluidity as a biological or psychological reality has ever been produced.  The concept is being adopted within numerous government institutions from public schools to the Department of Defense, yet it remains baseless and subjective in its origins.

There has been a pervasive social trend in the US which seeks to indoctrinate children into the LGBT fold.  This is why, as Burt notes, some surveys show nearly 20% of Gen Z identifying as LGBT affiliated in the past year.  While the parameters of these surveys are highly questionable, it is statistically impossible for the gay community to grow from only 2%-3% of the population to nearly 20% in the span of just a decade.