To be fair the UK has a very high gay population and the UK have been one of the first countries to recognize and understand the LGBT communities it has been more of a taboo topic in the united States until recently .. You also have to add in the factors that the UK and Europe are athiest countries and don't believe in God and it's the immigrants who are living in the UK that actually keep God alive and attend mosque, churches etc .. In the united states people are still very religious and attend a place of worship weekly .. And it's not because they are transgendered that's the problem .. The problem is how to get hormone therapy treatments ( which is a life long commitment ) on to the battle fields and across the seas when you are doing your tour of duty ? Being without the medication the transgender needs can be a dangerous situation that's what the concerns are about not them being transgenders . the military also doesn't let people who don't finish high school , or people with face and neck tatoos or people with mental illnesses or health problems into the military so if a guy who was trans and couldn't get his hormone pills could become suicidal and that is a mental state that could endanger the troops .. We have to look at every issue for the safety and well being of all lives ..