Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth joined forces with one of social medias most vitriolic anti-trans campaigners last week to drum a Navy Commander out of the service over her support for transgender healthcare.It was a one-two punch from Hegseth in service of the presidents crusade against woke ideology and transgender people in the federal government and American society at large. Related Pete Hegseth appears on podcast of pastor who called for murder of transgender allies In a post to X on Thursday, anti-LGBTQ+ activist Chaya Raichik who writes under the name Libs of TikTok maligned the Navys Dr. Janelle Marra by highlighting the words she/her, Transgender Healthcare, and LGBTQ+ Health on a screenshot of the doctors LinkedIn profile.Apparently, those terms were evidence enough for Hegseth of the commanders unfitness to serve. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today He reposted Raichiks vilifying post with the words, She/her/fired.This might be one of the most hateful tweets Ive seen, said one X user in the replies.Pronouns UPDATED: She/Her/Fired https://t.co/j8nboQZO9Z Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) September 5, 2025 Theres been no official announcement from the Defense Department of Marras firing, but it follows a parade of terminations of women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community by Hegseth since the start of the current administration in January, and adds to a pattern of dismissals often carried out without formal explanation.Raichik has been designated an extremist by the Southern Poverty Law Center for her rabid anti-LGBTQ+ propaganda.This is the digital stasi, said prominent trans advocate and Harvard Law School instructor Alejandra Carabello of Raichiks informer tactics and Marras firing by Hegseth just hours later. Social media influencers utilizing tips from followers for content that they monetize while working with state actors to target the people they want. Its all a spectacle packaged as content. Destroying peoples lives for profitable ideological bloodsport.Anything as innocuous as a pride flag can cause a federal investigation now or people to lose their jobs, Carabello added. The spectacle is there to create fear in everyone else that they need to comply or they are next.This is the digital stasi. Social media influencers utilizing tips from followers for content that they monetize while working with state actors to target the people they want.It's all a spectacle packaged as content. Destroying people's lives for profitable ideological bloodsport. Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net) 2025-09-05T12:56:59.685ZSpace Force Col. Bree Fram, the highest-ranking transgender officer in the US Armed Forces and now on administrative leave pending separation under the administrations latest ban on transgender service members, praised Marras service and denounced her treatment by Hegseth.Janelle Marra is an outstanding Navy doctor who volunteered to serve and has done far more than this country asked of her, Fram posted on social. In 2018, she was named the top female doctor in the military health system.And this is the thanks she gets from her nation?Marra has since updated her LinkedIn page to remove her pronouns and profile photo and added a disclaimer reading, This profile does not represent the opinions of the DoD, DHA, Navy, or other government entities.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.