I'd be honored if my tax dollars supported her transition....as opposed to supporting the American military-industrial complex :/

We call those people "non-op," as in, they chose against having gender reassignment surgery for whatever (personal) reasons. In a way, you're right; surgery isn't necessary.....for everyone. But for others it is necessary. For some, it is life saving.

You clearly haven't read very much at all about gender dysphoria and…

I have similar thoughts, but I think what we really need to be discussing is whether or not this type of thing should be against the law in the first place, because I hate how we focus these conversations on the whistleblowers, as if whistleblowing is a far worse crime than monitoring civilians and committing war…

Because gender dysphoria is an actual condition that people suffer, and that is detrimental to the health of sufferers unless steps are taken to treat it. There is a reason why the attempted suicide rate for trans folks is roughly forty times the national average. Treatment is not an elective, it saves lives.

Thank god the APA doesn't consider HRT or GRS to be 'elective' surgeries. And it's she.

Your taxpayer money is not paying for it she is going to pay for it.

{Southerner}Well Bless Your Heart!{/Southerner}

I am not saying that cis men are not empathetic so please don't jump on me about it. But the fact that Chelsea probably heard a lot of the homophobic/transphobic/bigoted/mysoginistic comments that are uttered in our armed forces with impunity on a daily basis, all while keeping the secret of her gender identity for…

Congratulations, Chelsea! *doing the happy dance*

I'm so happy for her! Now hopefully she can be able to get whatever else she wants done in her transition.

THIS disabled Veteran says you're a dumb fucking asshole.

It is so sad that she has received so much transphobic hate from the American public.

you're the worst.

I'll tell you what my mom told me when I was around your age and worried about smile creases around my eyes:"Those aren't wrinkles." And you know, now that I'm 30 and I have an actual wrinkle or two, those smile lines (which are only there when I DO smile, even now,) don't seem like anything at all.

This has to be one of the saddest things I've read in a long time.

I blame Target's Liz Lange line of incredibly discrete maternity wear.

For real if you can remember stroke order in traditional Chinese, English orthography ain't no thing.

the owner is the best. She'll take a lot of guff but once you start throwing stuff or getting physical, even if you are an old nut, she will shame you out of the store.

Service and retail industry work can be hilariously Kafkaesque. I worked in a boutiquey place for a while and I had a woman return candlesticks because the wax melted when she burned it. I had to explain to an adult that you use a compass by orienting the needle to the north. He was convinced it was broken because the…

"spontaneously developed properties of locomotion"