Transgender Troops Protected at Last
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/01/opinion/transgender-troops-protected-at-last.html?_r=0
NY Times
By THE EDITORIAL BOARDJUNE 30, 2016
Shortly after the Pentagon began allowing openly gay people to serve in the military in 2011, a small group of transgender veterans quietly began to plan for the next battle. They thought it would take 15 years, perhaps more, for the military to openly accept transgender people in uniform.
It would be hard, they knew, to make the case that ending an anachronistic policy that labeled transgender people as perverts was not only morally right, but the smart thing to do. Transgender service members risked being fired for stepping forward and speaking up. But speak up they did, with enormous courage and a clear sense of what was fair for them — and right for the country they took an oath to protect.
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We all should feel humble in the presence of these very brave people. I have the up most of respect for everyone in the armed forces and especially those who stand for their beliefs.