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A comment on Survivor of CIA Torture and Rendition Supports Assange at Extradition Trial. Parent comment

Re:Survivor of CIA Torture and Rendition Supports Assange at... by 0xy on Sunday September 20, 2020 @03:38AM (#24532512)
Do you think it's beneficial for the US military to accept transgender people who, according to dozens of studies, have substantially higher rates of anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation and other negative side effects?

Additionally, some of the hormone blocking drugs can cause bone loss (presenting a real physical risk).

Obviously, this has innumerable risks in a military environment from an objective standpoint. In fact, even post-transition, suicidal ideation is still orders of magnitude higher than average.

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Re:Survivor of CIA Torture and Rendition Supports Assange at... by arcticbull on Sunday September 20, 2020 @09:36AM (#24533950)
This comment won’t look good on you in a few years, I’m sure, and it reminds me of the kind of things people used to say about accepting women into the armed forces.

You pass basic training just the same so half your arguments are null right there. If you can’t pass basic training they don’t care what’s between your legs, you’re going home.

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Re:Survivor of CIA Torture and Rendition Supports Assange at... by 0xy on Sunday September 20, 2020 @08:00PM (#24538480)
Basic training doesn't disqualify you for some of those risks.
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Re:Survivor of CIA Torture and Rendition Supports Assange at... by arcticbull on Sunday September 20, 2020 @10:23PM (#24539171)
Basic training ensures that some of those risks do not apply.
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Re:Survivor of CIA Torture and Rendition Supports Assange at... by 0xy on Sunday September 20, 2020 @11:26PM (#24539490)
How does basic training eliminate suicide ideation?

Do you think basic training is enough to identify the risks associated with the bone density loss seen in some clinical transgender treatments? My understanding is that problems associated with that side effect could manifest at any time.

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Re:Survivor of CIA Torture and Rendition Supports Assange at... by DanBC on Sunday September 20, 2020 @09:37AM (#24533954)
> In fact, even post-transition, suicidal ideation is still orders of magnitude higher than average.

All the research we have on this says it's caused by the presence of transphobia, and isn't intrinsic to being trans.

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Re:Survivor of CIA Torture and Rendition Supports Assange at... by 0xy on Sunday September 20, 2020 @08:01PM (#24538484)
Care to share? Other minorities experiencing discrimination do not report similarly high levels of suicidal ideation, so I'm extremely doubtful of this claim.
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