Trump Announces Ban on Transgender People in US Military

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Aeolus451 said:

TruckOSaurus said:

What about the trans people who are in the military right now, who are fit both physically and mentally for the job? You generalize the trans community as if they were all on the verge of a mental breakdown. The fact is that they are many trans people who are qualified and willing to do the job, why push them out? Because it makes some people uncomfortable?

I'm not generalizing but stating a statistically fact. They have alot higher rates of suicide compared to regular people. They also have rates of mental issues stemming from their dysphoria. You're welcome to counter to me on that without feelz.

They were allowed in because they were trans, not because they were qualified per se. A regular person who has their level of mental health issues wouldn't be allowed in. Isn't that how identity politics work? They're likely not many at all in the military given the time frame between obama telling the pentagon to let them to when they have to fully implement the change which around now.

They're simply not fit to be in the miliary where pragmatism, unit cohesiveness and efficiency matter. It has to function as a well oiled machine to serve it's intended function. The US military is not like some of Europe's militaries where they're a token force that's suffering from atrophy not because there's peace but because someone else is defending/furthering their interests for them.

Sgt Logan Ireland in the article I linked earlier has started his transition to a man in 2012 so it's not just people who got in since January 2017. These are qualified people who made their place in their platoon, ranked up, gained recognition for their heroism, like any other soldier. Why are they suddenly unfit now?

Also, you say "a regular person who has their level of mental health issues" which again points to you thinking that ALL trans people have mental health issues which is obviously not the case.