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Originally Posted by Firewire
She's a woman so whether she trained as a man or not is totally irrelevant
She's a woman and fighting as a woman
Her journey as a trans woman is an incredible story but she should be referred to as a woman and applauded for that whether she is trans or not
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It really is relevant when she is trying to claim she is the first female frontline soldier though. Given female frontline soldiers do not exist due to training issues and the first lot will only be qualified to do so in a year or so. Really, to be a woman, Chloe should be retaking her training along with the others, to make it official.
Yes the whole trans thing is incredible and such...and good on the army for not trying to block her dressing as she wishes... but that does not mean that this person is the first woman on the frontline.
Also should maybe point out again, there have been transwomen fighting on the front line for years and years...this is nothing new. So quite why this person thinks they are any different to those before them..I don't get.