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[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

The military makes me nervous, and is not a job I'd choose, but cordially, that's not the point, and not relevant or helpful for the people who've lost their careers with this announcement.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Agreed, and I'm sorry if it came off as though I was minimising things. Discrimination is discrimination any way we'd cut it, and this mindless erasure is nothing short of disgusting.

Grabbing silver linings wherever I can, to my mind this means lowered chances of trans people being sent to their deaths. At least through the military...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 hours ago

Understood and appreciated, friend.