I agree! I am not talking about the Ls, Gs, and Bs... not even the folks that like wearing the opposite sexes clothes. I am talking about the folks that are transitioning sexes while in the service, or want to transition while in the service.
So I THINK we're on the same page. And that was my point.
If a Navy Seal can perform his mission who cares what he does with his free time. If that same Navy Seal says to his CO that he's a woman inside and wants to transition... that's NOT a problem.
FIFU.
Since this popped up, a lot of trans service people have been speaking out. One said that they didn't have their hormones covered, but rather they had to pay out of their own pocket for them. If that's the case, then there is NO basis on this 'ban', other than, well, who knows what. It certainly wasn't the Joint Chiefs and other military personnel who helped him make the decision. Maybe it was a distraction from Trump's issues. Maybe it was under pressure from the extreme Right Wing. Maybe it was just Trump being constipated and deciding to blame it on trans people. Whatever the reason, there is no justification for it.
Even IF a soldier wants to transition while in the service, as said, if they can still do the job - which there is no reason why they can't - then there is no excuse for this and it's just the typical panic stricken chicken littles who can't understand that people are people, even if they're people in the 'wrong body', as it were.
For anyone who was/is now in the service to turn their backs on those who are or were there now, YOU are the worst POS than even Trump is. They were/are your family, brothers/sisters in arms, people who you depended on and who depended on you with your lives. To turn your back on them just because they make you 'uncomfortable' is beyond disgusting. I'm sure there's things about you that they would find 'uncomfortable'; so what? Get over yourselves and support those who have your back.