Devils_Advocate
Diamond Member
In my personal opinion I disagree with President Biden on this issue because of the medication those doing conversion therapy must take along with the fact many must seek therapy to deal with the transfer from one possible sex to the other which is not something you want on the battlefield at any moment.
I know this will not sit well with some but at times you also have to weigh the risks to benefit of having a transgender in the Military and the risk is much higher from physical and sexual abuse to mental issues and let be clear the Military can be a very abusive culture even for a straight man or woman, so ask yourself do you want Transgenders to endure such abuse and for me it is a major no!
Actually I think this is a valid point. I'm not saying I agree with you because a lot people in the military may at some point have to deal with issues that come up. If someone in the military gets Cancer do we just kick them to the curb?
As far as higher risk of physical or sexual abuse, you could make the case that women shouldn't be in the military. Cultures change, if you think there is nothing wrong with being transgendered then bowing down because others do then that's not really a great choice.
Women in the military endure tremendous amount of physical and psychological abuse and it has been reported many times, so I personally believe Transgenders would endure so much more abuse and changing the abusive nature is almost impossible and if you have never served you never will understand that it is worst than prison or was when I joined and I was told I would have more rights and freedom as a prisoner than as a enlisted man in the military...
So as I wrote many will disagree with me but my objection is not because I have any issue with Transgenders but knowing the abusive nature of the Military that has not changed that much since I left and would not wish that on anyone...