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historyandmemes:

This morning President Trump announced via Twitter that transgender individuals are banned from serving in the United States Military under any capacity, citing “tremendous medical costs and disruption” as a threat to military strength. So let’s pull some receipts, shall we?

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In 2016, the Pentagon tasked RAND Corporation (a non-profit research institute) with investigating the related costs and potential readiness impacts associated with allowing transgender service members into the military. Here are their findings:

• An estimated 0.13% increase in healthcare costs for transition-related care, ranging from $2.4 to $8.4 million. For some more perspective, the general budget is in the billions. 

• In studying eighteen other countries that allow transgender personnel to serve openly, “in no case did the RAND team find evidence of an effect on operational effectiveness, operational readiness or cohesion.” Also, to ban trans service in “any capacity,” seems to directly contradict the notion that this ban has to do with performance and capability concerns. 

The true reasoning that fueled this decision seems to lie well beyond reason. One-100th of a percent increase in costs is not “tremendous,” it’s completely negligible. As we can see, concerns over operational readiness are seeded in ignorance not observed issues.
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This trafficking of bigotry in the guise of strength or patriotism is a disgrace. To call into question an able-bodied transgender individual’s right to service, especially “in any capacity,” is a direct attack on civil rights. The LGBTQ community deserves better, humanity deserves better. 

(Written by: @historyandmemes – sources linked) 

daryltohblogs:

whowasntthere:

tohdaryl:

thranduilland:

lucid-luck:

I want one of those scenes in a dude bro film where “tomboy” chick has to wear a dress to go undercover or whatever, but instead of the guys drooling as she walks down the stairs, they’re like “k. U need to stop. Go put the cargo pants back on. You look super uncomfortable and awkward in that. Brutus, you go be the fake prostitute.”

I’m just imagining this super ripped guy called Brutus being like ‘YESSS!!! I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE THE FAKE PROSTITUTE!! Now is my time to shine!!’

so I got inspired… and had to make a comic….

*wipes away a single tear* Yes.

astronaut-art:

libertarirynn:

bollytolly:

l0veyu:

viva-la-bees:

fat-gold-fish:

how do u actually save bees?

  • Plant bee-friendly flowers
  • Support your local beekeepers
  • Set up bee hotels for solitary bees
  • If you see a lethargic bee feed it sugar water
  • Spread awareness of the importance off bees

+Don’t eat honey✌🏻

NO.

That will not help save the bees at all. They need the excess honey removed from their hives. That’s the beekeepers entire livelihood.

Seriously refusing to eat honey is one of those well-meaning but ultimately terrible ideas. The bees make way too much honey and need it out in order to thrive (not being funny but that was literally a side effect in Bee Movie). Plus that’s the only way for the beekeepers to make the money they need to keep the bees healthy. Do not stop eating honey because somebody on Tumblr told you too.

I don’t normally reblog outside posts, but this one is very important and the honey thing is a common misconception that people need to know about!!!