Why should the US Military Ban Transgenders?
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When conservatives argue against LGBT+ behavior, they need to realize that they are arguing against behavioral attributes that cause harm - not against non-behavioral attributes, that cause no harm. Stated another way, arguments about LGBT+ behavior, are about moral issues, and arguments about race, gender, and non-behavioral matters, are about non-moral issues.

The reason why it is bad to discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, etc., is because doing so punishes people for things that are neither good nor bad. The reason why it is okay to discriminate against people based on their behavior, is because it improves the operation of society. E.g. our law enforcement and court systems discriminate against individuals on the basis of their behavior. If someone does something that is significantly bad, which is codified by our laws, the person is put away, several of his rights are suspended, or the person may be subjected to capital punishment. This is crucial for maintaining a moral, safe, and highly functional society – as evidenced in Democrat-led cities, where Democrats of have undercut these functions.

The Left are increasingly acting as if discrimination against behavior is as immoral as discriminating against non-behavior, and they are doing this to make society accept increasing levels of immorality.

So what’s wrong with Transgenderism, and why should Transgenders not be allowed in the military? Those who engage in Transgenderism suffer from severe mental illness, and engage in a series of behaviors that show impaired judgement. If a person is at odds with seeing his sex for what it really is in normal circumstances, how should the military expect the person to perform broadly under the severe stress of combat – where many otherwise healthy men suffer from PTSD? In what other areas will the person’s perception of reality breakdown under combat? What other forms of mental illness will Transgenders wind up getting, after putting them through the trauma of combat?

The following is a quotation from this article:

The study found that transgender individuals who had received a diagnosis of gender incongruence were:

  • six times more likely to have a mood or anxiety disorder than the general population.
  • three times as likely to be prescribed antidepressants and antianxiety medications.
  • more than six times as likely to attempt suicide resulting in hospitalization.

 The following is a quotation from this article:

Summary:

Among military veterans identifying as transgender, 90 percent have at least one mental health diagnosis, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression, and nearly 50 percent had a hospitalization after a suicide attempt or suicidal thoughts.

The above and further research show that not only do Transgenders have more health issues than other service members, their health issues increase under the weight of combat. So not only are Transgenders bad for troop readiness, having significantly more health issues than other soldiers: placing them in an organization that requires them to be subjected to the severe pressures of combat, is not only ill-advised, it is reckless for the welfare of Transgenders, as well as for military outcomes.

Patmore Douglas 5/11/2025 1:51:00 PM




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