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| Topic | Banning transgenders from military service is disgraceful. |
| The Admiral 07/26/17 6:25:57 PM #15: | Glass_Phantom posted... Transgenderism is not a psychiatric condition or a mental disorder, it is an identity people are born with and can't do anything about. We can't go on sweeping them under a rug and pretending they need psychiatric help, because they don't. If transgenders are not transitioning and don't want/need SRS, then I see any reason to ban them -- they're no different from any other soldier and don't have any special needs beyond anyone else. However, once someone starts a hormone regimen and needs/wants SRS to avoid feelings of depression or dysphoria, being transgender goes from "an identity" to a full-blown medical condition. The military cannot guarantee troops will have a steady supply of hormones on deployment, so I have no problem banning these folks like the military bans several dozen other types of medical conditions. And going by Trump's comments about medical costs, he's obviously only talking about people who are/want to transition sexes. --- - The Admiral ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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