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No place in the military

Transgender U.S. Army captain Jennifer Sims lifted her uniform during an August interview in Beratzhausen near Regensburg, Germany.
Transgender U.S. Army captain Jennifer Sims lifted her uniform during an August interview in Beratzhausen near Regensburg, Germany. Associated Press

Military ban unfair to transgenders? You have got to be kidding.

A lead psychiatrist at John Hopkins Hospital released a statement saying that transgender identity is a mental disorder. So, why would anyone want someone with a mental disorder to be a mainstay and distraction in the military?

The real reason for former President Barack Obama’s transgender overreach is his all-inclusive agenda (just for votes and a divide-and conquer-strategy) and forcing the taxpayer to foot some of the health-care costs for those who seek sex-change procedures.

The 23rd chromosome, not a mental disorder, determines a person’s biological sex. People should do the research and form their own educated opinions.

Johnnie Tabor

Mount Sterling

This story was originally published September 19, 2017 at 5:40 PM with the headline "No place in the military."

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