Article snippet: Posted at 4:00 am on July 27, 2017 by Joe Cunningham Yesterday morning, President Donald Trump tweeted an announcement that the military would not allow transgender soldiers in its ranks. The move was praised by many Republicans and decried by Democrats. The Media, who are rarely (if ever!) on the side of the Republicans, went to work to find anything and everything they think will discredit Trump in some way. The Washington Post decided the best way to go about it was to “explain” to Trump about all the transgender soldiers that served in the Civil War. A-yup. Okay, so, let’s have a chat about “transgender” and “cross-dressing,” because it’s pretty clear that the Washington Post doesn’t have a damn clue. See, if you are a cross-dresser, you aren’t necessarily transgender. Likewise, if you’re transgender, you’re not necessarily a cross-dresser. There is a difference, and one that is notable enough to have have even been a distinction at Wikipedia. Now, before you judge me for using Wikipedia, don’t worry. I checked the references. Here’s one of them: Oh? Do go on. Now, to go back to the Washington Post’s rather silly claim. Evidence would indicate that these women did so out of a sense of familial or patriotic duty. If not that, they wanted a better lot in life. Sucks, but yeah, women weren’t exactly treated so well back then. The very idea behind transgenderism is that the person who identifies as transgender feels a compulsion – biological, mental, whatever... Link to the full article to read more