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Ocelot II

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1. If "gender dysphoria" is a disability, how is it justifiable to discriminate
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 12:28 PM
Jan 2025

against people with that disability in contexts other than the military? This EO claims people with gender dysphoria are medically disqualified for military service (that's nonsense, but that's another issue), but what about other situations? We have laws prohibiting disability discrimination and requiring reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities, so why wouldn't this determination apply elsewhere? I understand that trans people wouldn't want to be regarded as "disabled" or ill, and they shouldn't be, but why not turn this stupid argument around against the discriminators?

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