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I'm an atheist and hardly an expert on Jewish law. However, at a guess, orthodox Jews (it's probably not only the Haredim but also more moderate observant orthodox Jews, the kind that just wear a kippa/yarmulke, although they'll probably be less extreme and obnoxious about it) will not be...

I recall reading an article many years ago that said Haredi Jews can shake hands with trans women because for religious purposes they remain men (any physical contact between opposite genders outside of marriage or family is forbidden for ultra-orthodox Jews, including casual contact). So as...

Isn't there any psychological screening for new recruits? Just apply the same standards to trans people as regular folk. If more trans end up getting washed out because of that predisposition then, well, that's life.

True, but if a woman or FtM transgender happened by a quirk of luck and genetics to be on the edge of the Bell curve for female size and strength, and managed to pass the exact same standards applied to men, then there shouldn't be an issue, especially if they'll mainly get into support...

Exactly. The military is not a competition. A trans soldier doesn't generally take the money and accolades that should rightfully belong to a biological woman, like it is in sports.

If fertility is an issue on a national scale, then the way forward is government incentives to make children (such as tax reduction for families of a certain size for example), not an attempt to instill a "duty to reproduce" narrative, which I frankly find creepy.

I agree in principle, but there are always exceptions. I definitely can feel like I owe stuff to society in very specific and rare circumstances. But I don't want to derail, so I'll refrain from details and I'm dropping this line of conversation.

I can see the viewpoint, but I disagree with it. It makes sense from a collectivist perspective - if you don't make children your collective will die out. Problem is that I believe in individual rights, and the right of an individual to decide how many children to bear.

That's you. Not all people share your sentiments. Some people feel more insecure and vulnerable, which means they will pay more attention to who is present in the bathroom with them, the place when they bare themselves (even behind the closed doors of a stall). And frankly, I can't judge or...

You know, you could at least try harder, it's not fun when it's this blatant.

I don't think a sample size of 1 is a great way to go about things. Luckily for her, she never had a cause to regret it. Anyone who ends up regretting it is fucked for life. Also, what about the potential of parents or the environment to pressure the child into doing something she may later...

Tone down the false flag here a bit, gal, how do you expect to successfully infiltrate dA fAshEeStS with such blatant trolling?

That crowd will label @Punch Card Girl a "fascist that hides beneath a veneer of civility" from my experience. Because if the fascists were widely known for anything, it was for advocating that mild accidental insults are not that big a deal, I guess... EDIT: *waves to the SV lurkers*

I agree, that's why I put it in quotes. Just not sure how to refer to such a hypothetical solution (but "solution" might also sound offensive because it implies transgender people are a "problem", there's no fucking word to describe such a procedure without sounding like a dick. Which doesn't...

It's not brainwashing if its completely voluntary. Now if there was a system that overwhelmingly pushed the individual to decide in favor of "cure" then I'd be highly suspicious, yes.

Pretty much, yep. Since they advocate basing your entire identity on gender issues (that sounds mentally healthy...), such a "cure" will be tantamount to taking away the transgender person's self from them in their eyes. In any case, all these decisions should be left for consenting adults to...

Fair enough. Although I'd guess that in most cases the single parent is not a single parent by choice. Either "science is hard" (and brain science a thousand times so), or politics (the left will scream "transgender genocide!" or something like that), probably both. Ideally, a person with...

Just a suggestion here, but how about we leave adults to decide for themselves how they ought to live out their lives, whatever their gender? If you enjoy taking care of your children then great for you! But that does not mean everyone is obligated to follow your example. There are plenty of...

Shhhh don't give him ideas, I want him to answer honestly and directly what he meant.

What exactly are these "woman's or man's social obligations"?