{"id":41435,"date":"2017-07-21T00:25:43","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T03:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/?p=41435"},"modified":"2017-07-21T02:00:46","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T05:00:46","slug":"us-general-transgender-delay-is-due-to-medical-issues-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/21\/us-general-transgender-delay-is-due-to-medical-issues-science\/","title":{"rendered":"US General: Transgender Delay is Due to Medical Issues, Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41436\" src=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/selva.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/selva.png 880w, https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/selva-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/selva-768x244.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/>Transgender activists were caught off guard on Tuesday when the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the &#8220;delay&#8221; in transgenders being allowed to enter the US military wasn&#8217;t due to feelings, religion, or bigotry &#8212; but science and medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his reappointment as Vice Chairman, <a href=\"http:\/\/christiannews.net\/2017\/07\/20\/military-general-delay-of-transgender-enlistment-largely-based-on-disagreement-over-science-of-solving-medical-issues\/\">US Air Force Gen Paul Selva said<\/a> [emphasis added]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Our decision to delay the accessions of transgender individuals into the services was largely <strong>based on a disagreement on the science<\/strong> of how mental health care and hormone therapy for transgender individuals would help <strong>solve the medical issues<\/strong> that are associated with gender dysphoria.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read that carefully. Gen Selva said the current treatment for the medical condition currently called &#8220;gender dysphoria&#8221; not only isn&#8217;t <em>settled,<\/em> there&#8217;s disagreement that it even <em>works.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(That comes as no surprise to transgender activists, <!--more-->who <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2017\/05\/10\/transgenders-privately-admit-but-publicly-deny-unresolved-issues\/\">have admitted<\/a>, for example, they don&#8217;t know the long term effects of cross-gender hormone treatment &#8212; because the medical community <em>hasn&#8217;t studied it<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p>Gen Selva also related a &#8220;host of other issues,&#8221; including integrating those who &#8220;present&#8221; as one gender while physically being another.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, Secretary of Defense James Mattis has <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2017\/07\/05\/activist-ashley-broadway-unequivocal-proof-transgenders-strengthen-military\/\">already said<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>he believes the department must measure \u201ceach policy decision against one standard\u201d &#8212; whether it affects the ability of the military to defend the nation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If the military has to divert resources to deal with troops&#8217; medical issues over known problems with science and medicine, and if it has to logistically attempt to overcome a &#8220;host of other issues&#8221;, what effect do you think that would have on the ability of the military to defend the nation?<\/p>\n<p>Gen Selva isn&#8217;t citing mere pragmatic problems that can be overcome with a simple wave of the hand. And as noted previously, there are significant potential <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2017\/07\/06\/religious-political-military-opposition-to-transgender-service-quietly-grows\/\">impacts to religious liberty<\/a> within the military if transgenderism becomes &#8220;policy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Openly accepting and supporting the enlistment of transgenders in the US military is not a &#8220;non-event.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Activists know that if the &#8220;disruption&#8221; argument begins to carry the day, their social experimentation within the US military may end. As a result, sexual activists are now showing desperation, with Ashley Broadway recently jumping the shark, comically claiming there was &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2017\/07\/05\/activist-ashley-broadway-unequivocal-proof-transgenders-strengthen-military\/\">unequivocal proof<\/a>&#8221; that transgenders &#8220;strengthen the military.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A larger Navy fleet, more fighter pilots, a new tactical vehicle &#8212; there are many things that could &#8220;strengthen&#8221; the US military <em>by their mere presence<\/em> in it. A man who thinks he&#8217;s a woman isn&#8217;t one of them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-share=\"true\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-size=\"small\" data-action=\"like\" data-layout=\"standard\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong>ADVERTISEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- blogpost --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"2728423835\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6450825356098669\"><\/ins><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transgender activists were caught off guard on Tuesday when the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the &#8220;delay&#8221; in transgenders being allowed to enter the US military wasn&#8217;t due to feelings, religion, or bigotry &#8212; but science and medicine. 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