Biden senior Pentagon official claims policies focused on nonbinary identities essential for national security
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks outline the administration's plan for critical race theory to be mandated at all levels of the Pentagon.
Hannah Grossman is a Reporter at Fox News Digital.
During a DoD Pride event for the Association of LGBTQI+ Service Members in June, Hicks discussed the Pentagon's LGBTQ priorities vis-à-vis military "readiness," a term which refers to the ability to deter potential adversaries, defend national interests and ensure that armed forces can meet their missions.
"We've heard concerns about … policies focused on the needs of nonbinary service members. Please know our commitment is resolute, just as it has been over the past three-and-a-half years, to continue our progress in full alignment with our focus on readiness and our focus on the well-being of our people, on which our readiness depends," she said.