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Title: Billionaire Backer Of Open Transgender Military Service Comes Out As Transgender
Post by: DriftingCrow on August 23, 2013, 05:04:22 PM
Billionaire Backer Of Open Transgender Military Service Comes Out As Transgender
http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/billionaire-backer-of-open-transgender-military-service-come
Author: Chris Geidner Source: BuzzFeed

"The wealthy donor behind a grant of more than a million dollars to study transgender military service, Jennifer Natalya Pritzker, herself came out as transgender on Friday."


Title: Re: Billionaire Backer Of Open Transgender Military Service Comes Out As Transgender
Post by: Jamie D on August 23, 2013, 05:10:22 PM
Wow!
Title: Re: Billionaire Backer Of Open Transgender Military Service Comes Out As Transgender
Post by: ZoeM on August 23, 2013, 05:29:58 PM
I bet she gets the absolute best surgeon. :)
Title: Retired Army Officer and Chicago Billionaire Becomes Latest High-Profile Transge
Post by: Amelia Pond on August 27, 2013, 05:43:16 PM
Retired Army Officer and Chicago Billionaire Becomes Latest High-Profile Transgender Veteran (http://www.businessinsider.com/james-pritzker-billionaire-transgender-veteran-2013-8)
BRIAN JONES, AUG. 27, 2013, 11:51 AM

In an announcement via her company last week, the normally private billionaire and retired lieutenant colonel formerly known as James Pritzker announced she is transgender and would henceforth like to be known as Jennifer Natalya Pritzker.

"This change will reflect the beliefs of her true identity that she has held privately and will now share publicly. Pritzker now identifies herself as a woman for all business and personal undertakings," the statement said...

And amid two high-profile veterans coming out as transgender — convicted leaker Chelsea Manning and retired Navy SEAL Kristin Beck — Pritzker could be the most biggest one yet.