Internal records obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) reveal that a senior Air Force doctor sought to ease the worries of military medics by claiming they are shielded from legal consequences when performing gender-reassignment procedures on children under the Biden administration.
Between March and July 2023, Lt. Col. Josh Smalley, a doctor at the taxpayer-funded Uniformed Services University, circulated several documents suggesting that military and civilian staff 'have no reason to dread legal consequences for offering 'gender-affirming care' to minors. This push for reassurance followed the Department of Defense's decision to 'roll back' various limitations on transgender personnel during the Biden administration.
