Anti-LGBTQ+ Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is enraged over the latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which the House recently approved and which has toned down some of the anti-trans provisions from the original legislation. Boebert called the recently released negotiated draft the result of negotiations after the House and Senate each approved their own versions a garbage bill that she refused to vote for. Related Pete Buttigieg revealed the biggest scandal to hit the GOP in the 2024 election The House passed a strong bill. Whats coming back is a woke, pork-stuffed betrayal of our troops and our country, she wrote, decrying the fact that it funds DEI madness and still forces women in our military to compete against (and shower with) biological men pretending to be women. While the most recent version of the bill still contains anti-trans riders, it has indeed dialed back some of the original provisions. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today The provision banning the Defense Department from funding gender-affirming surgery, for example, has been completely removed, which trans journalist Erin Reed called a significant and unexpected victory. The bill still contains an anti-trans sports ban for folks attending military academies, but that provision has also been dialed back. The ban now applies exclusively to people enrolled at military academies, whereas it used to include people from other schools who came to compete.This bill funds DEI madness, is weak on border security, and is a gift to foreign countries that hate us. But it gets worse Rep. Lauren Boebert (@RepBoebert) December 10, 2025 That shift matters, Reed wrote. In practice, transgender military members are already being targeted for removal and a sports ban limited to enrolled cadets is far narrower than the previous proposal, which would have applied to the spaces themselves and swept in anyone competing there.Boebert also raged against the bill for being weak on border security, calling it a gift to foreign countries that hate us. And yes, this NDAA still forces women in our military to compete against (and shower with) biological men pretending to be women.Letting men dominate womens sports and invade their private spaces. Our female troops deserve better. Rep. Lauren Boebert (@RepBoebert) December 10, 2025 Shes also angry that the bill provides $400 million in aid to Ukraine over the next two years. Charity starts at home, and Americas wallet is not Zelenskyys personal ATM, she said.The House passed the bill on Wednesday in a 312-112 vote. 18 Republicans and 94 Democrats voted against it. The Senate is expected to approve it soon. Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.