Politics Transgender in the military

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  1. BlazerCaravan

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    You can be calm and completely irrational.
     
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    Because they develop ED after they join.

    Side effects from medication.

    Side effect from stress.

    Random chance that the person just naturally develops ed.

    Conspiracy theory: they drug military members to give them ed.

    ^a lot of people in the military believe that, and I kind of believe it.
     
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    Then why aren't they discharged (heh... 'discharge')?
     
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    That's a job.

    Another one are poor BROWN people targeted by high pressure recruiters using questionable and deceptive sales pitches.
     
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    Because if you develop any medical condition after you sign that contract, the government has to cover it.

    They can't kick someone out because they get a prescription for Vicodin.

    People do get forced out for medical things though. Sometimes they're compensated, sometimes not.
     
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    Is it assumed the soldiers are not breaking their end of the contract because they can't get a boner on Day 2 of service rather than Day 0?

    Hypothetical: Should a trans soldier coming out after joining the service be similarly treated, if they didn't know they were trans before they joined?
     
  7. PtldPlatypus

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    BTW, I completely disagree with you.
    I think it's a fantastic metaphor, and I thank you for it.
     
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    But is a hotdog a sandwich???

    In all seriousness though, thank you for explaining it like this. Same as @Sedatedfork, I have a friend that is a trans person and it is tough to ask them specific questions sometimes. These sorts of metaphors help me understand a bit better.
     
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    I really feel like the sandwich chart that Minstrel posted a few weeks back needs to be referenced here, but I can't find it.

    barfo
     
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    Oh Boy! There is promise in this!
     
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    This one?

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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko boomer maniac Staff Member Global Moderator

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    That's the one, thank you kindly.

    barfo
     
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    Wow! It didn't take long!
    Something new already. I have never heard/seen anyone actually say, "PTSD is their fucking problem"

    That must be a quick mind in action.
     
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    It probably takes a long time for most people to become the best they can be. Much work and guidance required.
     
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    That's literally not what I said... but the sentence was pretty long, so if you got lost I apologize.
     
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    If someone can do the job and do it well, I don't care about anything else.

    If there is a woman that can play in the NBA, awesome.

    If there is a woman that can throw a 90 mph fastball. Get her in the MLB.

    If there is a trans man or woman that wants to join the military, awesome.
     
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    It is an eye catcher.
     
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    Definitely, if you disregard grammar, don't bother to do more than skim the sentence, and see the words next to each other, it looks really provocative!
     
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    If there was a Nobel prize for being benevolent, you might be in the running.
    But let's try a real question.
    If you were starting a new company, hiring your help to get it off and running. And let's say you wanted to provide good healthcare for your employees as a Self Insured employer,
    what sort of employees would you hire and how would you do it? As a final step.

    A. Have the doctors give every candidate a physical/mental exam, with the healthy well adjusted people passing.

    B. Have your social worker select the most deserving people in need of treatment.
     
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    What about if there is a man that can dominate in the WNBA?
     
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