{"id":21809,"date":"2011-01-11T10:33:08","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T14:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=21809"},"modified":"2011-01-11T12:26:18","modified_gmt":"2011-01-11T16:26:18","slug":"dadt-repeal-doesnt-go-far-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=21809","title":{"rendered":"DADT repeal doesn’t go far enough"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We all knew this was coming. Autumn Sandeen<\/a>, a transgendered guy who wears a female Navy uniform when he protests with the Dan Choi crowd, who I’ve mentioned before isn’t satisfied with the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. He\/she wants transgendered rights to serve in the military, too, according to the New York Times<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Sandeen was the only transgender person among the six veterans arrested in April while protesting the military’s ban on openly gay troops. But when she watched President Barack Obama last month sign the hard-fought bill allowing for the ban’s repeal, melancholy tinged her satisfaction.<\/p>\n

“This is another bridesmaid moment for the transgender community,” the 51-year-old San Diego resident said.<\/p>\n

The “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy now heading toward history does not apply to transgender recruits, who are automatically disqualified as unfit for service. But the military’s long-standing posture on gender-identity has not prevented transgender citizens from signing up before they come out, or from obtaining psychological counseling, hormones and routine health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs once they return to civilian life. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Transgender American Veterans Association laughably estimates that there are over 300,000 transgendered people among veterans. It makes me wonder when all of this shit is going to stop. There are hundreds of occupations that I can’t do, so I’ve found a couple which I can do. <\/p>\n

If you’re a man and you don’t like that fact, it’s not up to the military to accommodate your choices and it’s not the responsibility of the American taxpayer to pay for your choices. The government pays for my service-connected health treatment, being a woman trapped in a man’s body is not service-connected. As if I had to say that out loud.<\/p>\n

Thanks to TSO for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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