Diane Schroer on Transgender Discrimination

[GBlues1]

Just because you take a some pills to grow some breasts, and have your want cut off, doesn't make you a woman. It makes you a.......gay man with no wang. Nuff said.

[Ford289HiPo]

Freaks.

[CASTLE309D]

DISCRIMINATION happens every day ,esp for those not fulfilling someones idea of normal.We transgendered get it all the time. Only because we are different do we recieve such treatment.

For Diane,bravo to you,and stay strong

[glpainterwindstream]

Corporations will not hire you because they dont want prospective business partners to think they are some kind of freak like you

[MrAnonymousarmy]

What a freak!

[CASTLE309D]

@MrAnonymousarmy

obviously ignorance is at the top of your vocabulary.but ty for serving.

[MrAnonymousarmy]

Freak! 

[kikeykip]

Something tells me it has a concealed weapon.

[TheOrangeRoad]

You all keep calling her a lady...

This is a man. I am grateful for his service, and I'm glad he served our country;

But going around calling people something they aren't is just silly :D

"Furries", for example, as much as they wish they were animals, are just people. Weird ass people. You gotta accept 'em all, or none.

[Monocromagnum]

We're calling this person a her instead of a him out of respect. They desire to be called a her so with respect we call him a her.

[theunraveler]

Army ranger, Special Forces, Airborne...this lady could kill you with her barehands.

[Kilnugls37]

I just met Diane, and she is an incredible person.

[Diatonic135]

yeah, well not everyone wants to work with/live next door to a morally bankrupt sexually confused social deviant.

[PhyllisMichelle]

@Diatonic135 There are plenty of straight heterosexuals out there that fit that description, that we don' t care to work with/live next door to also. Look around at your friends...

[jackiejoyjonesMKE]

Thank you Diane for sharing your story. Thank you for your sevice to our country.  Thank you for being an inpiration to others....like me.

[dwbattles]

What a disgrace to our soldiers...

[Myschly]

I would not have noticed that Diane was transgender (why is that not an approved word in Firefox spell-check btw?), and that to me ruins the only possible argument they could come with that could bear any credence what so ever. That "people may be disturbed by the appearance".

It's just pure and simple Ann Coulter mentality. "America must be pure, all Christians, all married one man one woman, all conservatives".

When will America realize that freedom means more than the right to bear arms?

[wintersband]

So weird, reminds me of that Mrs. Doubtfire movie featuring Robin Williams, except this transsexual has Special Forces experience.

[69memyself]

Good on ya Diane, keep fighting because your worth it! I hope people learn to accept others on

the basis of their core self one day.

[tworag]

What! This is such BLATANT discrimination! This should be all over the news! Why isn't this in from on the Supreme Court?  Equal Rights for all. I applaud you Diane for your courage.

[puckthebear]

There is no absolute truth but you are full of hate that's absolutely true

[violetw]

It doesn't take COURAGE to pretend to be a member of the opposite sex. It takes COURAGE to be the sex you were born into. I will never call a 'transgender' anything but what he is, a mentally ill, cowardly homosexual pervert, but NEVER NOT EVER a WOMAN.

[Eriefire]

There's female transgendered people too dipshit, and not all of them are homosexual.

THE MORE YOU KNOW!

[violetw]

You know I only bother replying to you because it is a good start to my day. Transgendered people.... no matter what are perverted, sick individuals. They should be in a hospital not getting dicks cut off or put on. In any case, a woman cannot become a man, or vice versa, except through trickery and parlor tricks. There is Absolute Truth and we all instinctively know it. Free will allows each person 2b what they want to be, but that does not mean what they want 2b is right. It can be EVIL.

[disneyfreak89]

I will never call a 'person' like you anything but what you are, a mentally ill, cowardly Redneck, but NEVER EVER a person that is ever going to make there way into heaven.

[Zaken11]

i love sex. k

[darliegoddess]

She won ! She won ! Congratulations Diane.

[VanWADebbie]

Vioitw does not know what he is talking about.You need to be put in our shoes and understand what WE go through.

Why don`t you make fun of people with other medical conditions? I am glad Diane won. Where are the congressmen who run the LOC? They should of intervened.

[violetw]

Diane Schroer is NOT a woman. She is a mentally ill MAN who got his dick cut off out of self-loathing. The very idea that some of you here call HIM a HER is disgusting. Women have been treated like second-class citizens for all of history. It's enough that REAL women have to fight these battles. We do not need some GUY pretending to be a woman intrude on our territory. "Diane" is an insult to all women, everywhere. He can put on lipstick, but he is still a PIG (man) owned by the devil.

[oggasteen]

lol uh..u don't like being treated as a 2nd class citizen as a woman, but then u go n say such hurtful things about a transwoman, and in effect, make her out to be a second-class citizen.

it's like how men will never understand male privilege, simply bc we're not women. so u have privilege of being a cis-woman (mentally and physically female). the point is, whether or not we understand them (women,trans ppl, etc.), we should all sympathize with those who are unjustly discriminated against...

[Eriefire]

Violetw is NOT a woman. She is a mentally ill nazi who got her dick cut off out of lust. The very idea that some of you here call a woman is disgusting. I've have been treated like second-class citizens for all of history. It's enough that I have to fight these battles with myself. "violetw" is an insult to all women, everywhere. Violetw can put on lipstick, but she is still a PIG (femmenazi) owned by satin. OMG BALLS ARE EVIL COVER MY FACE THERE'S PENIS AFOOT!

[violetw]

I AM a woman, obviously YOU are not. Unless you were born as a hermaphrodite and you were born with a PENIS, you were born a MAN, not a WOMAN. If you want to cut your dick off, so be it, but you are NEVER EVER GOING TO BE A WOMAN in any case, you'll just be a dickless fag. I fought long and hard for women's rights, not for guys who cut off their dicks and put on lipstick. Those men who do that are just fags, not WOMEN.

[Eriefire]

Intersexed; not hermaphrodite, as I was born with xx chromosomes (biologically female) and a penis. You seem really bitter about the concept of gender as a whole. I bet you wished you were a man, which is fine, considering they have hormone replacement therapy, but you'll be a "dickless fag", as you call it. Besides, who ever said ALL male to female transgended people like men? You know what they say about the word assume...

[violetw]

"Bitter about the concept of gender"?? God you are one worthless fag. It doesn't matter whether a man who voluntarily gets his dick cut off likes men or women, he's still a sick individual who should have been locked up in an insane asylum... if his godless 'doctors' hadn't figured out they could make money from cutting off his dick. I'm not bitter about gender, I'm a REAL woman. As such I know women are superior to men which is why men try to keep us down, fear. I don't fear fags in any form.

[Eriefire]

Congratulations, you sound like a member of the Westboro Baptist Church.

Woman are superior to men? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, you fucked up femme Nazi... It doesn't matter what's in your pants; it just matters what's in between your ears. You obviously don't have shit up there but ignorance.

[violetw]

I'm not a hater, Erie. After all, one has to respect a thing or person before one can hate. I wouldn't cross the street to spit on a fag. That's not hatred, it's disdain. You can 'reply' again if you like, but I'm blocking your emails so who cares. I've had enough of this stupid youtube about a sick individual who KNOWS women are superior so cuts his dick off to 'become' one.

[JayyJayy45]

You're such a poor, narrow-minded individual.

[LOLFanme]

An inspiration to us all. You're a courageous & incredibly strong women, Diane!

Much love, dahling

HUGS

[millionaremind007]

It discusses me how sinful this nation is to allow transsexual changes. Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by God b/c of the sinful people. Thats what will happen to this nation and this world. God loves you, but doesn't love sin. God made you perfect, why change His creation? By changing your sex, your clearly stating God didn't make you correctly.

Leviticus 18:22

"Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable."

[darliegoddess]

"It discusses me how sinful this nation is to allow transsexual changes. "

It , "discusses" you ?

"By changing your sex, your clearly stating God didn't make you correctly."

I agree with that statement totally because there is no god.

"Leviticus 18:22

"Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman;"

The actual greek scriptures don't say that. Try Matthew 6:5 hypocrite.

[millionaremind007]

What does the Greek scriptures say then? How am I being a hypocrite? I practice what I preach, I am not gay. I am a normal man that is straight, just the way God made me and everyone else.

Secondly, your being a hypocrite by saying there is no God, but then again you are referring me to the bible.

[darliegoddess]

The actual Leviticus 18:22 verse is "And with a male you shall not lay lyings of a woman".

Does that make sense to you because it certainly is not what is in the modern bible. It varies greatly between biblical scholars just what it means. Some religious liberals have interpreted the beginning of this verse as referring only to sexual activities between two males during a Pagan temple ritual.

[darliegoddess]

Matthew 6:5-1

"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. When you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. "

[darliegoddess]

Well there is no God, well not in the"biblical " sense . I was raised Christian so maybe I am as brain damaged as you are. Basically what amounts to child abuse through religious indoctrination of minors. Threats of hell and damnation against children . The bible itself is a fraud written by bigoted men. Even biblical scholars will tell you its not the word of anyone but man. There is no such thing as "divine inspiration".

[darliegoddess]

Oh and I quoted the bible because you were not following it. You are preaching in the street to be seen and "babbling like pagan".

[pushkin4me]

You are just uneducated and probably not smart to believe in something, what does not exist! Just stay home and hate yourself instead of others.

[pushkin4me]

My comment to millionaremind007

[AtomicN]

god is not real hate to break it to you but that fairy tail is a lie.

[xakup]

God belss America and its hermaphrodite people

[Vashti45]

Diane, congratulations on winning your case! Unfortunately you've discovered something that many women face - discrimination because of their gender. It highlights the absolute absurdity of discrimination when an EQUALLY TALENTED person cannot get a job because of their sex. You have remarkable courage.

[WHEREtheFUNK]

Good grief this story is amazing. A guy has to be very motivated to change the sex because they gotta slice and dice the junk down there to make this shit happen. YIKES.

[diab666]

LOL, get your own filth america, fag in congress library. That is the upcoming end for all.

[brentyb]

Congratulations DIane! I'm am excited to hear of your recent experience of justice in court. In otherwise bleak times in our nation it inspires hope to hear that you have been given back the respect and dignity that a woman of your success level deserves. I am inspired by your courage and wish you all the best!

Kind Regards

Brent

[pushkin4me]

Hey you, millionaremind007, there no god! There is nature and it does make mistakes. So, relax and don't push your god on everybody!

[millionaremind007]

Our country is based on God. Read your dollar bill, "IN GOD WE TRUST" is what it says. Why live in a country that you don't believe in its base?

[pushkin4me]

You believe in god! It does not mean everybody else beleive! So, just beleive quitly in your own home and don't shovel your god into everybody's face!

[dysfunctionz]

That phrase wasn't added to the dollar until the 50s.

[millionaremind007]

November 13, 1861 actually =]

[AtomicN]

That was added because of communism.

[millionaremind007]

It discusses me how sinful this nation is to allow transsexual changes. Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by God b/c of the sinful people. Thats what will happen to this nation and this world. God loves you, but doesn't love sin. God made you perfect, why change His creation? By changing your sex, your clearly stating God didn't make you correctly.

Leviticus 18:22

"Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable."

[CJDiggs]

I've found religious people are real good spellerz. It duscusses me too! Keep up the god grammar!

[millionaremind007]

I know it is spelled disgust, I noticed it after I typed it. I'm human and made a mistake.

[Eriefire]

Duh, duh, duh, "God made you perfect", but yet you just made a spelling mistake, nice one captain.

"God" "made" humans far from perfect, look at all the premature births, and miscarriages (1 in 5 pregnancies). LOOK AT THE POOR POOR SOULS BORN WITH HARLEQUIN TYPE ICHTHYOSIS. If your God meant does horrible things to innocent children, why would you worship him? ...You're filled with evil. OPEN YOUR EYES DAMNIT!

[violetw]

God doesn't do horrible things to children. He gave us Free Will, we made ourselves 'imperfect' by not obeying His commandments. If you build a house on the edge of a cliff because you love the view, how can you blame GOD when a storm caused by NATURE causes the house to fall off the cliff?

P.S. There is such a thing as Absolute Truth, and even YOU know that. As for your being treated like a 'second class citizen', no, if you are as you seem, you're being treated like a pervert.

[garychlo]

Congratulations Diane, today - 19-Sept-08. Thank You.

[jonichristian]

Congressional Hearing on Discrimination

Against Transgender Americans in the Workplace

This historic hearing took place on Thursday, June 26, 2008.

Congressman Tim Ryan OH,

This could be an opportunity to pass gender identity inclusion.

Please consider passing this on to your contacts.

I would like to offer myself as an example of success with my union.

Thank you.

Joni

[cou5555]

Your courage far surpasses the bounds of "military courage" that so many are limited in. The zero's in life are those who throw away the best thing they can possess, for a sense of morale purpose. Why throw away your best weapon over a book (Bible). You are not alone. The most accomplished soldiers just happen to be transsexuals as well. The others ... cannon fodder.

[swensu]

whats weird is how u guys believe in a guy not god ur religion is so confused god is not a human man

[geekygal2008]

Wonderful video Diane! I love you. I really appreciate the statement you made recently at the Congressional Hearing on Transgender Discrimination on June 26. It was very powerful, along with Sabrina's and others. Hopefully this will influence congress enough to take actions to protect individuals like ourselves from the horrid discrimination we face. And btw, people like Mr. Lavy are ignorant and evil.. God made me this way and I love him just as much as he and his organization does..

[LaReinaDelBarrio]

Thank you for your courage, Diane.

LaReina

[swensu]

in a church i went to they told me these people are devels.

[Elizabeth5449]

And this folks, is why I believe christian based religions are faulty.

It really kind of disturbing.

Bravo Diane, I hope you know there are those of us out here cheering for you, and are so grateful that you are not just living your life, your advocating freedom and equality.

Thank you

[geekygal2008]

swensu, well in the church I go to, they told me they love me, that Jesus loves me.. and I love Jesus also.. and my neighbors.. I even love you and will pray for you.

[sunkmanidu]

Diane,

I'm a little older than you, but went through Jump School and Pathfinders back in '68. After Va full tour in Vietnam (67-68), I went through 82nd Abn Div Raider and Northern Warfare schools. I got out in Feb, '70. I finally came out in "98. It's good to know that there are other Transwomen with special warfare backgrounds. Unfortunately, this happened to you. I wish you the best and have the same visions for our sisters and brothers. Thank you for standing up for what's right.

[kissfan7]

She's good enough to join Special Forces and brief the Vice President, but she can't analyze terrorism? What the flying fuck is wrong with these people?

And shame on Barney Frank for not including people like Diane in the anti-discriminaiton bill.

[TmanSam69]

Glad you made your dream come true!!

[tattuyou]

I think it's just that the homobhobe Cheney shook hands with Diane so he's freaking out. The govt. has never been know to "fair play" but this administration is far worse.

[ellenfar]

Thank you very much for showing the rest of the youtube community your story. It's important to show the world we are as valuable as the rest of society (because we are society)

ellen

[msronnierho]

Go get 'em, Diane!

[rmorecook]

Hooah! Go for it!

[kelligirl2007]

Your life is a insperation for all. I am a transwoman, Staff Seargent US ARMY. I saw the video about gay people adopting. I love going to gay events becuse of the lovely families who go there. God Bless you.

[clantoncs]

I wish you the best of luck, Diane! What makes this suit so important is that it is against a part of the United States Government that, it appears, is blatantly discriminating based on gender identification. Hopefully, if you win the suit we could see wide ranging changes not just in the government's unfair hiring practices, but in other areas of employment. Again, good luck!

[Erlasdottir]

Few people always fit completely within gender roles. Ability and will to lie about yourself shouldn't be a prerequisite for a job. Deciding not to deceive shouldn't be grounds for dismissal; risking public health, safety and welfare 'cause you don't like someone's outfit should be. Do we want pilots chosen for how well they fly, or how appropriate HR thinks their name is? Should public employees be able to say "I'd rather risk people's lives than let Diane work in a skirt"?

[smeejay]

i found this video to be truly moving. i didn't ask to be born into two privledged classes, white and male or the discriminated against class of being gay. i will not accept any rights extended me without demanding that they also be extended to my lesbian, bisexual and beautiful and proud trangendered brothers and sisters. diane, you are as much an american hero as david is.

[OrionsChild]

Bless you, Diane!

[kelligirl2007]

Thank you for sharing. I am also a transgendered Woman and served in the US ARMY. I am attempting to reenter the work force. Now that my gender marker and name reflect my gender identity I am find the search problematic. Support ENDA2015. Call your Congress people.

[kinxofsepluv]

Sadly doing such has little affect on my Senators, living in a red state, Texas. I too am trans-woman. This and health insurance needs to be changed. This sort of change will never happen at state level. Federal intervention is needed, and we really do need to get the truth out about our condition instead of letting those with no knowledge about this physical condition making discriminatory policy. [continued below]

[kinxofsepluv]

Transsexuals PHYSICALLY have the brain of the opposite sex. It is not an illusion, and has been scientifically verified. Not treating these conditions is fatal to those who have it and are not treated. There is no difference between the brains of a woman or a trans-woman. The hormones produced by the opposite body genitals will drive the afflicted patient insane over the time. This is one of the suicide rates are high. (Somewhere around in 1 in 10 last time I checked.)