• kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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    4 hours ago

    Apparently I vastly underestimated how many people are in the US military in general.

    Transgender people are significantly more likely to serve in the US military than the general US population

    That also surprises me.

    • invalid_name@lemm.ee
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      2 hours ago

      So, a hypothetical.

      Youre 18, you have no prospects, your body feels violently wrong, you have considered suicide as a solution, and you need to get the hell out of the violent christofascist small town youre from, with zero resources and a family that has said they think you should be hunted in the street.

      What do you do?

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      Don’t folks get gender affirming / plastic surgery for free or something? I think I heard it was covered because it lets military surgeons get practice for when they go work for private sector after their bit