Historic Victory For Transgendered Persons!
http://community.feministing.com/2008/09/historic-victory-for-transgend.html (http://community.feministing.com/2008/09/historic-victory-for-transgend.html)
9/22/2008
Ms. Schroer (or perhaps I should call her Col., because that was the rank
she retired at) applied for a position as a terrorism analyst with the
Library of Congress. As part of this position, she would be called to
testify before congress and brief members of the government. At the time
she interviewed for the position, Ms. Schroer, a recent retiree from the
U.S. Army following 25 years of service, was still presenting as male and
using her birth name of David Schroer. Col. Schroer received the best
interview score out of all of the candidates who were interviewed, and the
hiring board unanimously recommended her for the position, impressed by her
contacts, creativity, connections within the military and defense community,
special operations experience, and experience briefing persons such as the
Vice President, Secretary of Defense, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff on counterterrorism matters.