Transgender people serve in US military at a rate double the general population
@Glitch wrote: I would imagine that ignorance is the norm for people discussing gender at this point in history, and I would argue that it should be expected and taken in stride, rather than...
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@Glitch wrote: You are correct - souls are, based entirely on empirical evidence, a fabrication. There is no rational evidence to suggest that they exist. Rather, the concept of souls is entirely the...
View ArticleTransgender people serve in US military at a rate double the general population
@mathew wrote: I'd wager that no small part of this is due to people in crisis buying into the old "it'll make a man of you!" image surrounding the military. More likely it's because transgender...
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Transgender people serve in US military at a rate double the general population
@William_Holz wrote: I think the only real issue was in phrasing. . Glitch: but they have a very long history of drawing the washouts, the undesireables, and the deviants. Totally true, but those...
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Transgender people serve in US military at a rate double the general population
@Glitch wrote: Indeed. Maybe I need to use more smileys. Read full topic
View ArticleTransgender people serve in US military at a rate double the general population
@ethicalcannibal wrote: I think you have a good point, but I want to throw out there that not all trans folks go at it the same. There's a high level of variability in experience. White trans folks...
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Transgender people serve in US military at a rate double the general population
@fireshadow wrote: Glitch: So when someone tells me that people are "born" homosexuals, or "born" transgenders, or "born" anything at all that isn't a physiological trait that has been proven to be...
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@Glitch wrote: You're reducing the situation to only two possible options, when in reality there are more. Does a Christian choose to become a Christian? Are they born a Christian? Or is there a third...
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Transgender people serve in US military at a rate double the general population
@William_Holz wrote: fireshadow: Does this mean that heterosexuals decide to be heterosexual? Ooh, can I chime in? I had an ex who really said something that stuck with me. She identified as lesbian...
View ArticleTransgender people serve in US military at a rate double the general population
@Glitch wrote: Certainly, the problem is not that people question their own identities, but rather that they are poorly treated for doing so. Of course, that sort of judgemental treatment by society...
View ArticleTransgender people serve in US military at a rate double the general population
@Glitch wrote: On a separate tack, I feel somewhat compelled to point out that "deviant" is actually a very apt term for usage here. A deviant is merely one who deviates from the norm - one that is...
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@Israel_B wrote: Science be damned! Political Correctness trumps facts round these parts.. (I actually managed to type that with a straight face) Read full topic
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@fireshadow wrote: [Disclaimer: I ramble for a bit here, so I hope that I do not offend any one in the process. Despite my confusion, I still think the only polite thing to do is to use the...
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Transgender people serve in US military at a rate double the general population
@fireshadow wrote: Glitch: To return to your original question, does a heterosexual decide to be heterosexual? At first, no. They grow into it as a product of the culture of their community. It is...
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Transgender people serve in US military at a rate double the general population
@fireshadow wrote: Glitch: "You exhibit behaviors and hold beliefs that I do not!" Why, yes! Yes, I do! What of it? "That makes you a deviant!" Certainly it does! ...and? "Well... uh... that makes you...
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Transgender people serve in US military at a rate double the general population
@Glitch wrote: fireshadow: Why would someone "born into" a culture of heterosexuality actively decide to become homosexual? In the modern world, it's very hard to go through life without being exposed...
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Transgender people serve in US military at a rate double the general population
@Glitch wrote: fireshadow: I think the problem with the word "deviant" is when the last statement goes something like: "Well ... now I am going to fire you." or "Well ... now I am going to hurt you."...
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@Medievalist wrote: I very much appreciate the correction, thank you! The last time I was in the UK it was still commonplace to see coin donation tins labeled "Help Scottish Spastics" on store...
View ArticleTransgender people serve in US military at a rate double the general population
@daneel wrote: The worst case in the UK was the adoption of Joey as an insult after a documentary was made for a children's program about Joey Deacon, a man with cerebral palsy. en.wikipedia.org Joey...
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@Medievalist wrote: I can't help but think that story is by turns a hero tale and a sad indictment of our entire species. Thanks for the link. Read full topic
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