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Activists rally on March 31 at the annual Transgender Day of Visibility in Washington D.C.
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Donald Trump recently took aim at transgender troops in a very personal way. Trump in a presidential action said that a man identifying as a woman was “not consistent with the humility and selflessness required of a service member.”
Are these people not worthy of respect? Are we a nation of intolerant hate-mongers? Are our federal employees (friends and neighbors) not to be respected or trusted? Are they just lazy, incompetent fraudsters? We have a president and an administration that is bringing out the worst in us.
Jim Killett
Lahaina
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