Trump's Ban on Transgendered People was The Right Move

I'm considering a military career, and I have family who served, so I wanted to thank all of our servicemen and women, our veterans, and all those in the Reserves or National Guard. So, you asked for a definition of transgender. According to Transequality. org, the definition of a transgendered person is "A term for people whose gender identity, expression or behavior is different from those typically associated with their assigned sex at birth. " This will be the definition that I will use when referring to transgendered people. I will concede that the way the ban was announced and supposed to be carried out in was poorly thought out. However, the spirit of the ban is correct. As a matter of fact, according to an editorial by Michael Lee, an administrator for the group Unbiased America wrote (entitled "Though Not Politically Correct, Trump's Ban on Transsexuals Serving in the Military Is a Wise One. .. "), "In addition to the mood swings associated with hormone therapy, trans individuals that receive sex reassignment surgery have a higher rate of depression. . . 40% of trans individuals attempt suicide at some point in their life, compared to 4.6% of the general population. " Lee cites his sources at the conclusion of the editorial, which I will leave below. What exactly does Lee mean? It's easy to throw numbers around; explaining them is much more difficult. In a nutshell, transgendered people who undergo a "transition" period not only experience mood swings (as a result of hormone therapy), but also are more likely to be clinically depressed and more prone to suicide; in fact, the numbers show that trans people are almost ten times as likely as the general population to attempt suicide at some point in their life. Furthermore, J. R. Salzman, a retired wounded US Army veteran who served during the War in Iraq, stated in a series of tweets that "War is no place for people who are mentally, emotionally, or physically confused or in turmoil. You have your s*** together, or you don't," as reported by the Daily Wire. Combat is a stressful environment, and the military is certainly not for everyone. The military's job is to win wars, not to be politically correct. Now, I'm sure you are smart enough to notice that the two sources I've cited are right-leaning groups, with one being an editorial, an op-ed. Yes, I've used sources from right-wing groups, but even if their conclusions are right-wing, that facts presented in these pieces are not. According to Dictionary. Com, an opinion is "a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty. " This same site states that a fact is "something that actually exists; reality; truth. " We can debate opinions, but we cannot debate facts. So even if a source's objectivity is in question, any facts used by that source are reliable and true. Going back to Lee's editorial, he mentions "gender dysphoria. " Dictionary. Com defines gender dysphoria as "a psychological condition marked by significant emotional distress and impairment in life functioning, caused by a lack of congruence between gender identity and biological sex assigned at birth. " Furthermore, the American Psychiatric Association defines gender dysphoria as "a conflict between a person's physical or assigned gender and the gender with which he/she/they identify. " If this sounds familiar, that's because it is almost word for word the definition of a transgendered person given by TransEquality. Org. Gender Dysphoria had previously been called Gender Identity Disorder. Mental disorders will disqualify you from joining the military, as provided with my last source. (Note: I understand that the article does contain outdated information (it says that transsexualism will get you rejected from the military. ) As you can see, any history of depression will result in the military rejecting you. If you'll recall from my second paragraph, transgendered people have higher rates of depression. Beyond that, gender dysphoria is a mental disorder. IF transgendered people suffer from gender dysphoria, then they cannot serve in the military because they have a mental disorder, and therefore transgender people should not be in the armed forces anyway. So Con, what this really boils down to is whether trans people have a mental disorder or not. If they do, then they should not be allowed to serve because the military disqualifies anyone with mental disorders. If they don't, then it becomes a more case-by-case basis, in which such a sweeping ban seems like the wrong move. Sources: . http://www.transequality.org... . https://www.facebook.com... . http://www.dailywire.com... # . http://www.dictionary.com... . http://www.dictionary.com... . http://www.dictionary.com... . https://www.psychiatry.org... . https://www.thebalance.com...