Gallup surveyed 1,001 adults last month, and published the results on Monday (February 10).

Although a slight fall from previous years, more than half the respondents (58 per cent) still said they openly support trans women and men serving in the military.

The most support came from Democrat voters, with 84 per cent backing the idea, while only 23 per cent of Republicans felt the same way, a fall from 43 per cent in 2019. Among Independents, backing fell from 78 per cent to 62 per cent during the same period.

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    I’m past the age of 36, so they already don’t want me anyways. I was also diagnosed with right side motor control brain damage at age 16 or 17 or so, after a bad accident that literally ripped my face open.

    They couldn’t draft me if they even wanted to.

    Edit: The military will charge you over $30,000 if you don’t disclose disqualifying medical issues.

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        Hey, if it came down to brass tacks on my homeland, I’ll definitely do my best to defend myself, friends and family.

        I’m just not the type to feel I have any right or desire to go elsewhere to fight some war, no matter how much money they might offer.