A new woman: Transgender civilian Airman embraces change
http://www.patrick.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123470472
Patrick AF MIL/Posted 3/9/2016 Updated 3/9/2016 by Sean Kimmons
"3/9/2016 - PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) -- (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series. These stories focus on individual Airmen, highlighting their Air Force story.)
When Laura Perry first entered her office dressed as a woman, it was a colossal step in her yearslong quest for self-identity. It was time to show the world her true self.
"I came to work a different person," said Perry, a 60-year-old transgender civilian Airman who works as a social worker at Patrick Air Force Base's mental health clinic. "I wasn't anxious about it. It was more of a thrill.""