No institution in our country is free from the rot of gender ideology , especially when that institution is run by Democrats. That includes the Pentagon .

Defense Department leaders are leaning into the hysteria of transgender activists during Pride month. Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, Space Force's chief operating officer, warned that “more than 400 anti-LGBTQ+ laws have been introduced at the state level” this year and said this could be “dangerous for service members, their families, and the readiness of the force as a whole.”

The Pentagon’s undersecretary for personnel and readiness said it is “hate for hate’s sake” and that military personnel must “confront any such challenge” posed by these laws. And the assistant Air Force secretary for manpower and reserve affairs claimed that these laws are “detracting from our readiness.”

In case you need a reminder of the kinds of laws that our military is apparently so concerned about, they include banning irreversible gender transition surgeries and hormone replacements for children and age-appropriate restrictions on teachers using class time to teach elementary school children about gender identity and sexual orientation. Those are the laws that Republican-run states are passing that have earned this liberal furor about “hate.”

Burt even cited those irreversible sex changes for children as what she was referring to, warning that it would be hard to place military personnel and their families in certain states if their family “could be denied critical healthcare due to the laws in that state.”

Again, Pentagon leaders are warning that it is dangerous to our military families and military preparedness if doctors are not allowed to push irreversible sex changes on children. These procedures are being pushed on children who cannot reasonably consent to the irreversible damage they will do to their bodies. They are being pushed on children as young as 4 years old based on the toys they play with or the haircuts they like. It is anti-science hysteria, and these children will never be able to get a normal life back once they are forced down this path.

And yet the U.S. military, through Pentagon leadership, is claiming this is what is necessary for the military to function. If the DOD can’t function without states allowing sex changes for children, how exactly can it be expected to fulfill its actual responsibility of keeping the country safe?

This is why the rot of gender ideology must be uprooted wherever it is found. The ideology is not only dangerous for the mental and physical health of children, but it is dangerous for the health of U.S. institutions that are forced to disregard their missions in favor of liberal pet causes by activists who are singularly focused on winning political fights. It belongs nowhere near any important institution, especially the Defense Department.