• Ava@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 day ago

        It’s not saying “gender dysphoria is not a diagnosis that exists anywhere” it’s saying “believing yourself to be transgender is a substantial enough mental illness and flaw in character so as to preclude military service.”

        This claims that having gender dysphoria is some sort of deficiency, and not just a non-standard identifier. This invalidates the identity of trans people, and calls into question their legitimacy.

        • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.auBanned from community
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          2 days ago

          OK so you can’t show how this “denies that trans people exist”. We got there in the end.

            • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.auBanned from community
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              You haven’t, and you can’t, because if it was denying trans people exist then the entire EO wouldn’t make any sense because it would be prohibiting people that don’t exist from serving in the military.