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IN-DEPTH: Former Army Psychologist Sounds Alarm on Transgender Soldiers

US military hasn't studied serious potential side effects from gender-altering drugs, such as 'roid rage,' former Army neuropsychologist says

IN-DEPTH: Former Army Psychologist Sounds Alarm on Transgender Soldiers
Activists encourage support for transgender members of the military at the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2019. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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6/30/2023|Updated: 7/6/2023
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In the sitcom “M*A*S*H,” Cpl. Maxwell Klinger was so desperate to escape his assignment to a mobile army surgical hospital during the Korean War that he dressed as a woman in an attempt to prove he was mentally unfit to serve.

At the time, it was accepted that people who suffered from what is now called “gender dysphoria” weren’t suited for military duty.

Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
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