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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lauren Aratani

Pentagon orders military to pull books related to DEI and ‘gender ideology’

The Pentagon building in Arlington county, Virginia.
The Pentagon building in Arlington county, Virginia. Photograph: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images

Military leaders and commanders at the Pentagon were ordered on Friday to go through their libraries and review all books that were related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), in the US military’s latest anti-DEI move.

Leaders were ordered to “promptly identify” materials that promote “divisive concepts and gender ideology [that] are incompatible with the department’s core mission”, according to a memo sent to leaders that was seen by the Associated Press. The department gave leaders until 21 May to remove the books.

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