Will Donald trump ban gay people from the military?
Why did trump ban transgender people from military?
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rickfreeman15 · 22-25, M
I'm guessing because a lot of trans people face emotional issues like depression, gender dysphoria, etc and are not mentally fit to be in the military. I don't think people with any mental illness can be in the military. That may not be the specific reason Trump approved of it (obviously) but that might be the reason General Matti's proposed it. And Matti's is loved by almost all of the American military, either Democrat or Republican from what I've read
jademarley · 26-30, F
Actually y'all Mattis proposed a delay in accepting transgender people into the military so that more research could be done on the overall effect, but nobody on the advising council was actually suggesting an outright ban. People with serious mental health issues are already barred from joining the military and its not like transgender people get some kind of free pass, so citing mental health concerns doesnt make a lot of sense. President Trump said in his tweet that it was due to the tremendous increases in healthcare cost that allowing transgender people into the military would incur. Btw this is all really basic stuff that you can google in like 5 minutes so theres no need to wildly conjecture about it
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jademarley · 26-30, F
@SW-User What? I'm not saying I agree with the decision, I think it was absolutely stupid. I'm just correcting people who seem to be misinformed about the whole incident
SW-User
@jademarley Just saying Trump announced this on Twitter would say it all
jademarley · 26-30, F
Fernie · F
Wonder what this unhinged moron plans on doing with the estimated 135,000 transgender veterans, among them countless elders and the many transgender folks already serving? According to the National Center for Transgender Equality's 2016 U.S. Trans Survey, more than half of transgender people over the age of 75 -- and 40 percent of respondents between the ages of 65 and 74 -- are veterans who fought valiantly for our country and our freedoms.
TheProphet · M
@lorne13 I always check mine.
Fernie · F
@TheProphethow weak you are...liberal liberal liberal...that is ALL you trump ass lickers can come up with.
TheProphet · M
akindheart · 61-69, F
Mert5356 · 41-45, M
To erase the previous administration's accomplishments and possibly set up further more to come.
SatanBurger · 36-40, F
They were getting pentagon funded reassignment surgery out the military budget and from taxpayers. I mean I want a $10,000 humanoid robot (not meant as a toy but meant to be programmable for research and other things) but we can't all get what we want.
windinhishair · 61-69, M
@SatanBurger Our military puts their lives on the line, and some of them pay the ultimate price. They are entitled to the best medical coverage that we can offer. It isn't the equivalent of a toy.
SatanBurger · 36-40, F
@windinhishair Sex change operations could cost billions while at the same time the military has 40 year old planes that hardly work. Good luck trying to defend a country like that in the long run and good luck convincing taxpayers that they should pay for those things. I don't even think people would like paying for a real woman's free tits let alone someone wanting a sex change.
You would however sure have a [b][u]point[/u][/b] if they had the operation before the military.. it's not like I care. If they can do the job but there's a lot more involved in the practice than just poofing your gender away overnight. You consider hormonal therapy among a bunch of other things. Then they have to go through the process of actually proving they really want it because some people actually transition and regret it.
They were also saying severe budget cuts were harming military readiness in all branches of service.
You would however sure have a [b][u]point[/u][/b] if they had the operation before the military.. it's not like I care. If they can do the job but there's a lot more involved in the practice than just poofing your gender away overnight. You consider hormonal therapy among a bunch of other things. Then they have to go through the process of actually proving they really want it because some people actually transition and regret it.
They were also saying severe budget cuts were harming military readiness in all branches of service.
windinhishair · 61-69, M
@SatanBurger The cost argument is a red herring. Costs for medical care for transgendered people already in the military is a very small fraction of the total medical costs, let alone compared to the military budget. Certainly not BILLIONS as you assert it COULD be. The military spends much more on Viagra than it does on the transgendered. The costs are miniscule, whereas the transgendered provide many needed services at a time when the military has difficulty filling some positions.
let the cis people go and get their legs blown off in other people's countries, while the trans people stay at home and laugh at it on the news.
