Dress rules established for transsexuals in military

Tom Blackwell, National Post · Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/Dress+rules+established+transsexuals+military/3942334/story.html

As U.S. politicians continue to debate whether to let gays serve openly in the American military, the Canadian Forces have issued a new policy detailing how the organization should accommodate transsexual and transvestite troops specifically. Soldiers, sailors and air force personnel who change their sex or sexual identity have a right to privacy and respect around that decision, but must conform to the dress code of their "target" gender, says the supplementary chapter of a military administration manual.

A gay-rights advocate hailed development of the guidelines as a progressive approach to people whose gender issues can trigger life-threatening psychological troubles.

As a former member of the U.S. Military I say, congratulations to the Canadians who are willing to understand that throwing out members of their services due to gender reassignment would be a waste of taxpayer money.  Something we here in the U.S. haven't been able to grasp.  Considering what it costs to train pilots, doctors, nurses, etc. it makes no sense to throw them out on such issues.

Brook.

Damn, I never in my wildest dreams ever thought I'd live to see such changes take place. Truly remarkable that we are seeing such progress! My respect to all the efforts of the LGBT groups making these changes possible in the lands up north. I pray someday there will be a migration of such understanding, tolerance and sanity in our own country.


Dawn