The US Armed Forces—which currently faces the grim prospect of a full-blown war in the Middle East—can no longer turn away HIV-positive individuals seeking to enlist, a judge has ruled.
- Just this week, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that the Pentagon can no longer “discriminate” against those who have contracted the sexually-transmissible virus.
- Brinkema stated the ban contributes to the so-called “stigma” against those who have HIV/AIDS while hampering military recruitment goals.
- The judge also alleged that modern medical science has drastically reduced the deadliness of the virus, especially with those who have “undetectable viral loads.” Still, military officials believe that the logistics of supplying HIV-positive troops with regular lifesaving treatments could prove difficult and costly while deployed.
Zooming in: Judge Brinkema’s decision was reached after three HIV-positive individuals challenged the military’s ban.
- Plaintiff Isaiah Wilkins, a former Georgia National Guard member—who is Black—called it “a victory not only for me but for other people living with HIV who want to serve.”
- Wilkins was dismissed from the Armed Forces after a routine medical exam revealed he was HIV-positive
- With the ban lifted, people like Wilkins can now apply to fight on the front line without facing automatic disqualification based on their status.
Zooming out: Brinkema, a liberal judge from Eastern Virginia, has a history of paving the way for those diagnosed with HIV to fight on behalf of Zionism abroad.
- In 2022, Brinkema struck down a similar ban on HIV-positive individuals serving as officers or deploying abroad.
- At the time, the decision pushed Black Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to issue a memo lifting automatic bars on HIV-positive individuals in leadership or overseas roles.
- Brinkema, a Clinton appointee, is a dedicated leftist from New Jersey who once issued an emergency decision to halt deportations after an executive order from then-President Donald Trump.
Why it matters: The decision to allow those affected with a deadly and permanently life-altering virus to serve in combat roles is just the latest blow to the pride and prestige of the “most powerful military in the world.”
- HIV and its more advanced cousin, AIDS, are immuno-deficiency viruses obtained from wanton homosexual sex and intravenous drug use.
[Header image: Two openly gay U.S. pilots holding a rainbow flag following a ceremonial flyby at Luke Air Force Base to “celebrate and highlight the LGBTQ+ community.” Senior Airman Leala Marquez, U.S. Air Force]
This article originally appeared on the Justice Report and is republished by The Noticer with permission.
