Biden Pentagon official volunteered transgender activism amid hiring shortfall
EXCLUSIVE — A senior Biden administration Pentagon official responsible for military readiness asked the White House for opportunities to help promote Transgender Day of Visibility and Pride Month in 2023 as the armed forces struggled with a historic recruiting shortfall, according to emails shared with the Washington Examiner.
TL;DR
- Shawn G. Skelly, assistant secretary of defense for readiness, contacted White House staffer Hannah Bristol on March 1, 2023.
- Skelly offered to assist the White House with efforts concerning the LGBT community.
- Skelly specifically mentioned supporting Transgender Day of Visibility and Pride Month.
- Skelly identified as a biological man who identifies as a woman.
- Emails were shared with the Washington Examiner by the conservative watchdog group Center for Advancing Security in America.
- The watchdog group had filed a FOIA request and sued the Defense Department for records.