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Testosterone Testing and Military Masculinity | Philadelphia News
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new testosterone testing for male service members over thirty is sparking outrage, resurrecting a century-old obsession with military masculinity that once justified controversial policies like regulated prostitution in the Philippines. Framed as a boost to lethality, the move echoes outdated ideals of male discipline and strength while dangerously excluding women and openly gay men—just as combat roles opened to them and “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was repealed. This push for biological conformity threatens to relegate diversity to the sidelines, reinforcing a…
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