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Title: Canada Allows Trans People To Openly Serve- What's Wrong With The US Military?
Post by: Butterfly on February 16, 2011, 04:52:13 PM
Post by: Butterfly on February 16, 2011, 04:52:13 PM
Canada Allows Trans People To Openly Serve- What's Wrong With The US Military?
Transgriot
By Monica Roberts
16 February, 2011
http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2011/02/canada-allows-trans-people-to-openly.html (http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2011/02/canada-allows-trans-people-to-openly.html)
As the existence of the Transgender American Veterans Association is irrefutable proof of, transpeople have proudly served in all branches of our nation's military.
Christine Jorgenson was in the Army before transition. Much of the early leadership in our trans community was provided by people who took the lessons they learned in serving our country and translated them into organizing and serving our community when their service to their particular service branch was done.
While we still fight tooth and nail in the United States just for the right to serve our country openly, there are six other nations on the planet that allow transpeople to serve in their armed forces.
Transgriot
By Monica Roberts
16 February, 2011
http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2011/02/canada-allows-trans-people-to-openly.html (http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2011/02/canada-allows-trans-people-to-openly.html)
As the existence of the Transgender American Veterans Association is irrefutable proof of, transpeople have proudly served in all branches of our nation's military.
Christine Jorgenson was in the Army before transition. Much of the early leadership in our trans community was provided by people who took the lessons they learned in serving our country and translated them into organizing and serving our community when their service to their particular service branch was done.
While we still fight tooth and nail in the United States just for the right to serve our country openly, there are six other nations on the planet that allow transpeople to serve in their armed forces.