Transgender people serving in US military report few mental, physical health pro

[stephaniec]

Transgender people serving in US military report few mental, physical health problems

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20160217/Transgender-people-serving-in-US-military-report-few-mental-physical-health-problems.aspx 🔗

News Medical/Published on February 17, 2016 at 2:24 AM ·

"A new study shows that transgender active-duty U.S. military personnel report few lifetime mental and physical health problems. These findings challenge the current policy of excluding transgender persons from enlisting in the U.S. military or discharging them based on the presumption that they are unfit to serve due to their mental or physical health, according to the authors of the study published in Transgender Health, a new peer-reviewed open access journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available open access on the Transgender Health website."

[Deborah]

The physical health part of that makes sense due to the emphasis on physical fitness and weight control.  the mental health part too with the take away that trans people in general are no more mentally "unfit" than the general population


Sapere Aude