The repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell has left unfinished work
The Department of Defense begins to address questions affecting LGBT military personnel
by Scott Henry
http://clatl.com/atlanta/lgbt-gay-lesbian-military-dont-ask-dont-tell/Content?oid=4077934Those problems might seem like easy lifts compared to the changes pursued by Monica Helms. A Navy vet who served on submarines in the '70s, Helms transitioned from man to woman in the late '90s. As head of the Atlanta-based Transgendered American Veterans Association, Helms lobbies for transgendered persons to be able to serve openly in the military, a policy that was unaffected by the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
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Helms uses a broader definition of "transgendered" than most folks might be accustomed to, including not simply people who've undergone sex-reassignment surgery or hormone therapy, but anyone who self-identifies as the other gender.
"If a male soldier is presenting as a woman off-duty and off-base, and someone turns him in, he can be kicked out of the service," Helms explains.
