I believe there is a big difference between a trans individual who is already where he or she wants to be, physically, emotionally, and mentally, and someone who is just starting the journey. The former should be able to serve, if they so desire. But I can see the arguments against the latter.
Mook
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Thoughts on the internet outrage over Trump's transgenders in the military announcement
- 26/07/2017 05:42:34 PM
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Maybe because....
- 26/07/2017 06:08:16 PM
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I get that
- 26/07/2017 06:12:35 PM
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I dare say a lot of the rhetoric is seriously over the top...
- 26/07/2017 06:13:59 PM
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like I replied to Jeo, I don't see this as a betrayal of the LGBT cause
- 26/07/2017 06:19:01 PM
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LGB is not the same as T. We need to stop treating it all the same.
- 26/07/2017 06:58:05 PM
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No the least of which...
- 26/07/2017 07:06:21 PM
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John McCain is the Left's favorite RINO
- 26/07/2017 08:09:41 PM
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He's not a RINO. Just built his career on being independent-minded.
- 26/07/2017 09:49:32 PM
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I really don't see the independence. Where is it?
- 27/07/2017 01:33:27 AM
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So which is it, is he a RINO or a faithful Republican foot soldier?
- 27/07/2017 08:08:04 PM
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It makes eminent sense why trannies shouldn't be allowed.
- 26/07/2017 06:57:00 PM
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I tried to keep my points to the logic of excluding an 18 yr old trans person
- 26/07/2017 07:16:37 PM
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You don't need to be 'straight' to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.
- 27/07/2017 10:14:11 PM
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So I was reading....
- 26/07/2017 09:07:11 PM
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The rate goes down significantly after transition.
- 26/07/2017 11:24:50 PM
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Bullshit.
- 27/07/2017 01:40:05 AM
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I also like that study because it uses correct terminology: transsexual, sex-reassigned.
- 27/07/2017 01:42:19 AM
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Gender has had a non-grammatical meaning since the 1950s, and you know it. 
- 27/07/2017 03:05:09 AM
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- 27/07/2017 03:05:09 AM
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And people misuse the subjunctive all the time. Your point?
- 27/07/2017 04:57:19 AM
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Re: And people misuse the subjunctive all the time. Your point?
- 27/07/2017 02:13:57 PM
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That's not necessarily a biological difference
- 27/07/2017 05:03:30 PM
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Not bullshit. The rate decreases. It is still elevated relative to the general population.
- 27/07/2017 03:00:15 AM
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"transition is the cure"
- 27/07/2017 04:50:11 AM
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Sloppy wording on my part. Transition is currently the most effective known cure.
- 27/07/2017 02:18:41 PM
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Yes, but that just argues against transsexuals in the military either way
- 27/07/2017 05:04:39 PM
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Yes, and I don't feel particularly strongly about the current fiasco for that reason.
- 27/07/2017 05:51:29 PM
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Yes, I am waiting for one of our veterans to weigh in with their thoughts. *NM*
- 27/07/2017 06:13:19 PM
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For what it's worth....
- 28/07/2017 10:36:22 PM
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I have a friend who was an officer in the army who feels the same way.
- 29/07/2017 12:37:48 AM
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which should then close the debate on the original question
- 27/07/2017 05:07:34 AM
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Well, to the extent that it covers people with dysphoria, sure.
- 27/07/2017 02:26:26 PM
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As I said above, Viagra treats a dysfunction
- 27/07/2017 05:08:19 PM
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also, to a point you made earlier
- 27/07/2017 05:39:32 PM
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Well, that's an argument for not putting them in roles where they can be captured, sure.
- 27/07/2017 05:53:02 PM
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The argument is that transition corrects the dysfunction of gender dysphoria.
- 27/07/2017 05:49:24 PM
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So let me understand your position correctly via asking a few questions
- 28/07/2017 04:01:50 AM
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Too long
- 28/07/2017 01:54:11 PM
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The main reason for the post was the standard you created
- 28/07/2017 05:00:27 PM
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Reductio ad absurdum, Roland?
- 28/07/2017 05:29:23 PM
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I know Tom and Cannoli don't care, but on the off chance that you do...
- 29/07/2017 12:39:16 AM
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I didn't realize that
- 29/07/2017 01:10:30 AM
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No worries. I'm not offended. I just thought you might want to know. *NM*
- 29/07/2017 02:32:01 AM
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Yeah, I really don't care. Though I use the term for a different reason.
- 29/07/2017 07:12:03 PM
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Girlfriend Mookie, you are projecting onto me.
- 29/07/2017 01:17:47 AM
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I absolutely respect you, Roland/Matt
- 29/07/2017 01:40:28 AM
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Blah blah blah and now I am showing off like an asshole
- 29/07/2017 02:52:48 AM
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you're a nice guy, Roland00
- 29/07/2017 03:22:15 AM
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OMG mookie gave me the Nice Guy speech / Good Guy speech
- 29/07/2017 07:41:23 PM
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I've never seen Newsroom
- 29/07/2017 08:00:38 PM
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Serving its end: As long as everyone argues over this, no one talks about Trumpcare nor Russiagate
- 27/07/2017 10:05:00 PM
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What's horrible is the portmandu with -gate......Can we just let that one go yet? *NM*
- 27/07/2017 10:51:20 PM
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Joel, seriously
- 29/07/2017 08:33:14 PM
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No the real boogeymen are the ones we do not see with our eyes, but are still lurking in the shadows
- 29/07/2017 09:16:34 PM
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You are mixing up your metaphors, it is sleight of hand not sleight of mind
- 29/07/2017 09:20:17 PM
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Everybody Is Missing The Mark Here
- 29/07/2017 10:25:04 PM
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