The Face of Todays Military A Look at Transgender Integration in The Army SGT Proctor, Adam A. ALC Class 184-18 Abstract There are many cases of transgender women serving in our military and transitioning after they get out. Christine Jorgensen, born George William Jorgensen Jr., was one such case (Morgan, 2014). Christine served in World War II and in 1951 underwent her gender reassignment surgery in Copenhagen, Denmark. Another case Albert D. J. Cashier, born Jennie Irene Hodgers as a Union Soldier…
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The issue of whether transgender individuals should serve in the military has become a highly debated topic in recent years as the LGBT community continues to grow within the United States. In “6 Ridiculous Arguments In Favor Of Transgender Soldiers,” Donna Carol Voss gives six arguments made by individuals who are in support of transgender soldiers. Voss then rebuttals their arguments and tells why they are incorrect. This opinion article does a superb job of laying out their facts and supporting…
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When using the term transgender, it is helpful to look further into and understand the idea of gender. To do this it is necessary to consider sex and gender separately. Sex is the biological and physical characteristics that are linked with being labeled male or female. (Hopkins) Gender is the combination or characteristics, expectations, and roles usually associated with biological sex- often placed on a spectrum between masculine and feminine. (Hopkins) While it is known that sex is labeled at…
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Natalie Ryan is a transgender female, who was originally barred from competing at A-level events by the PDGA. Many of the other female competitors in the Female Professional Open agreed with the PDGA’s decision. Here, we will evaluate the different perspectives of the in-group, Natalie Ryan, and the out-group, the CIS female competitors, on whether or not transgender females should be allowed to compete in female sports. There are many solid arguments for an in-group perspective, which argue that…
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increase in numbers due to transgender related medical costs. Yes, her argument showed an increase but it was a subtle one, one that would not even make a difference in the Military budget. Schaefer arguments title as the most effective remains the same because she proved that there was no “tremendous” increase as Trump implied. In her argument she was able to reveal the true economical problem in the health care increase to be a substance that had no correlation with transgender troops. In order to…
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several laws that protected discrimination of a person's sexual orientation/gender from the workforce, military and healthcare. Even with all the great changes members of the LGBT community still experience discrimination and have issues that need to be resolved. A main problem that is in the news today is what bathrooms should transgender people be able to use? Those who identify as transgender wish to choose what bathroom that they use while half of americans don’t agree.…
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As of the year of 2015, several states are against homosexual rights. At least 10 out of 50 states accept gay marriage while others don’t. Around the globe the world is working to ensure lesbians, gay, biesexual and transgenders to be freely to openly live without discrimination. In 1936 when the LGBT case was discovered, we have had a long history of isolating these group of people. The LGBT was founded in 1986 but was never an insure to be resolved. Homosexuals face violence every day in the United…
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discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Most people today are not accepting of LGBTs, otherwise known as lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders. They are constantly treated unfairly and discriminated against because of who they are. Examples of these discriminations include the fact that LGBT children that are in foster homes are rarely adopted, gay men cannot donate blood, and LGBTs were not allowed in the military. Foster care agencies have a difficult time placing…
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information horrified Manning, and so she made the decision to leak files in the hope that they would incite worldwide discussion, debates, and reforms. She copied hundreds of thousands of military incident logs from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, which, among other things, exposed abuses of detainees by Iraqi military officers working with American forces and showed that civilian deaths in the Iraq war were probably much higher than official estimates. The files she copied also included about 250,000…
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Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community by advocating for the rights of queer individuals – especially ones who were considered minorities within the community, like transgender people – and later, those with AIDS. Leadership is often defined by certain…
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