Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters: ‘Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler helping hate group push lie about trans troop ban’ & other Tue midday news briefs

Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters: ‘Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler helping hate group push lie about trans troop ban’ & other Tue midday news briefs:

Analyzing and refuting the inaccuracies lodged against the lgbt community by religious conservative organizations. Lies in the name of God are still lies.

ACLU Responds to White House Announcement on Transgender Service Members in the Military | American Civil Liberties Union

ACLU Responds to White House Announcement on Transgender Service Members in the Military | American Civil Liberties Union:

WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense announced its plan tonight to implement President Trump’s directive to ban transgender service members from serving in the military. That directive has been blocked by federal courts in four separate cases, including the ACLU’s case, Stone v. Trump.

Why can’t you accept the way you are? – Mattie Schraeder

Why can’t you accept the way you are? – Mattie Schraeder:

Early in my transition I was asked by several people why I can’t just accept the way I am. I find it a really hard question to answer in a way that is satisfactory, and that they can understand. The problem is that they’re looking for an answer that can’t be given. The fact of the matter is that transgender people who come out as transgender are finally accepting who they are. Possibly for the first time in their lives they’re doing exactly what the people asking that question are asking them to do.