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Military Tests Men Over 30 for Testosterone | Spokane News
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new military policy tests men 30 and older for low testosterone, offering hormone therapy if deficient — while leaving women’s hormone testing unaddressed. Critics see it as reinforcing traditional masculinity amid heated debates over gender identity, with even Senator Tammy Duckworth calling it “gender-affirming care” — though it’s not the same as care for transgender service members. The policy’s real goal? Aligning bodies with assigned sex at birth, not supporting gender transition — and it raises serious questions about whether the military is policing…
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