No Room Still for Transgender Americans in the Military
A recent article from the Washington Metroweekly (link below) outlines some of the uphill battles still to be wagered to allow for Transgender individuals to be able to serve our country. Of course it's not what you can do for your country, but what your country will ask you to hide to do it. Sure, the naysayers would suggest a whole series of problems and issues associated with accommodating the few who do truly identify as transgender and pass them over for other candidates..... but where is the respect deserved by each of us as human beings and citizens of this country who wish to serve? In reality, the fears many hold of transgender individuals serving in the military are founded on unseen and unproven grounds. The perceived issues just have not happened . How do I know this to be true? To start with, I've personally known several individuals who have transitioned while still in the armed forces and have found that their superiors as well as their fellow soldiers and