Transgender ban in military based soley on politics (and hate)

[deminks]

Link to tweet

How will GrOPers up for re-election respond when they are forced to make hate a key plank of their campaigns? Oh, wait, they aren't forced, are they.

GrOPers are PIGS. That's how I respond.

[Hugin]

1. But, mainly hate.

It's a twofer, tho.

[Not Ruth]

2. Is this aligned with the bathroom bill issue?

They both discrimate against non binary genders.

[geek tragedy]

9. to a certain degree, yes, but reminder that Pat McCrory got ousted in NC

because of his pushing of this crap

[Oubaas]

3. It's a Test...

If this is allowed to stand, they'll pick another target to go after.

And if that's allowed to stand, they'll pick another.

And so on.

[leftstreet]

10. +1

[Johnny2X2X]

4. There were LGTB for Trump groups

Most people, even on this website, still have no clue how horrifying Trump is and what he is capable of. This last 6 months has been a nightmare, but know that there has been no crisis Trump has had to deal with. A good portion of Trump voters(maybe 15%) would love to see every LGBT man, woman, and child in our country exterminated in concentration camps. That is no exaggeration. And we know that Trump only cares about the most extreme elements of his voting block.

Genocide can happen here.

[Not Ruth]

5. Does a win here mean that all transgender are required to register for the draft?

With the increased likelihood of combat if Trump attacks another nation.

[Johnny2X2X]

6. What are you getting at?

A win is allowing patriotic Americans of all genders to continue serving honorably in our armed forces. Thousands of LGBT Americans have devoted their lives and careers to serving our country, Trump wants to take that away from them because he is a bigot.

[Not Ruth]

7. Does a win here mean that all transgender are required to register for the draft?

If gender is no longer a selection criteria for serving, does it also mean that gender is no longer a selection criteria for the draft, it means that all genders are eligible, correct? This has consequences beyond LGBT.

[Johnny2X2X]

8. No

I don't think this has any bearing on registering for the draft, but Trump is saying if a draft was instituted, transgender individuals would not be selected to serve.

[Not Ruth]

11. Then a win implies that transgender individuals would be selected to serve?

But one has to register regardless of how this ends.

[Johnny2X2X]

12. A win?

What are you even talking about? We do not have a draft in this country and haven't in a generation.

A win is that transgender people get to pursue their hopes and dreams just like anyone else in this country. Thousands of transgender people currently pursue their careers in the US Armed forces, a win is that they get to continue doing so.

AS someone who works with a lot of ex military, some people don't seem to understand, for a lot of them serving in the military is all they've ever wanted to do. It's provided them with careers, schooling, and a future and it's their way of life. The Bigot in the White House wants to take that from people.

[Not Ruth]

13. A win means defeating the ban, and I know plenty of people that were drafed and served