DeVory brings up three arguments against the military service of trans people that I hadn't considered: (1) hormone treatments, (2) gender-affirming care, and (3) readiness to deploy. A bit like how we'd never put pregnant women on the front lines, we'd be nuts to put trans people on the front lines when they need their hormone treatments or their gender-affirming care. This isn't to say I'm against such treatments or care—just that trans people's need for these things means, as DeVory says, that that need takes away from these soldiers' readiness to deploy. If Pete Hegseth is serious about increasing the US military's lethality, then you have to have troops who are ready to go at a moment's notice.
Thursday, May 15, 2025
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You are spot-on correct in your assessment. It is not even a trans issue; it is about readiness. Many medical conditions make a soldier non-deployable, and everyone on active duty should be able to serve when and where needed.
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