The Importance Of Barring LGBT In The Military

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LGBT is a topic that I am against. God made them the way that they are and they shouldn’t change that. God didn’t make Adam and Steve or Amanda ann Eve. I do think that anyone who would like to serve in the military should be aloud to. You have to look at both sides for this. One is they want to try and help with this country but, the other is that the presence of them may weaken the bonds of trust among soldiers. Barring LGBT people from serving openly in the military is a discriminatory practice and troops should be judged on ability, not sexual orientation and gender identity. The transgender members have to meet the physical requirements for the gender that they had changed to. Sharing bathrooms could be uncomfortable for other military

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