After President Donald Trump shocked much of the country, including some of his own staff, by tweeting that transgender soldier would be banned from serving in the military, some elected officials stepped forward to stand by them.

One such ally is Mayor Steve Adler, who sent of a series of his own tweets, but more on the right side of history than our president’s poorly-planned missives.

Adler invited transgender soldiers to join Austin, Texas‘s police force if they are kicked out of the military. Adler also retweeted an interview with Austin Police Department’s first openly transgender officer. Read more via LGBTQ Nation