A Tribute to a Trans Warrior in Afghanistan, My Dear Friend Jenn
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December 26, 2010 4:00 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2010/12/a_tribute_to_a_trans_warrior_in_afghanistan_my_dea.phpEditors' note: Pam Daniels is a writer and activist with 23 years experience in broadcast news and media including the staff of a former Governor.
Those of us in the LGBT community have much to celebrate this holiday season. Ted Olsen and David Boies win federal court recognition of our birthright to marry as we choose. LCR wins federal court recognition for lesbians and gays to serve openly in our military then our House and Senate pass repeal of DADT that was signed by our president. Gender congruent lesbian women and gender congruent gay men have much to feel wonderful about this Chanukah, Christmas and New Years Day. All over these United States many glasses of champagne will "ching, ching" while toasting a job well done and job well done it is!
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My heart is heavy right now even though I can see the brilliant smiles on lesbian and gay faces, feel the warmth in their hearts for the extraordinary progress made in 2010. My heart is heavy because I know a lovely, kind, courteous and patriotic trans-woman serving in Afghanistan right now. Jenn saw combat in the first Persian Gulf War and three deployments to Iraq before finally coming to grips with her true self and deciding to transition in 2010.
But something happened. Her country called.
