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DADT Repealed, But Not Before Interrupting These Women's Careers

Started by Shana A, September 21, 2011, 09:25:38 AM

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September 21, 2011, 09:25:38 AM
DADT Repealed, But Not Before Interrupting These Women's Careers

The Huffington Post   Meghan Neal   First Posted: 9/20/11 04:28 PM ET Updated: 9/20/11 05:18 PM ET

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/20/5-women-whose-lives-were-_n_972005.html

While the military may often conjure up images of mostly men (only about one in five service members is female) reports suggest the DADT policy has actually affected more women than men. Here's a look at five of these women and how the law changed their lives.

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AUTUMN SANDEEN, former Navy officer

Autumn Sandeen joined the U.S. Navy 30 years ago, lying about the fact she was a teen cross-dresser. Sandeen's unique story on what it was like to be a transgendered woman serving under DADT was published in the Gay & Lesbian Times.
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