I Was Once Transgender. Why I Think Trump Made the Right Decision for the Military.

made the right decision

Paying for transition-related surgeries for military service members and their families is beyond comprehensible.

The military is expected to prepare its members in warfare: to kill, destroy, and break our enemies. The most important factors in preparing a strong military are not hormone therapy, surgical sex changes, or politically correct education.

Over 60 percent of this diverse population suffer from co-existing mental disorders. Consider Bradley Manning (now Chelsea Manning), a former Army soldier who was so psychologically and emotionally unbalanced that he stole confidential documents from the military and forwarded them to WikiLeaks.

The Military Is a Fighting Force, Not a Gender Clinic

great deal of anxiety and emotional instability.

In my view, as a former trans-female who works every day with regretters, allowing the military to pay for sex change surgeries will make a mockery of the U.S. military.

I can attest that assisting, affirming, or paying for hormone therapies and genital mutilation surgeries would not have strengthened our military.