A Trans-Warrior Must Reverse Cross Dress?

Filed By Guest Blogger | September 05, 2012 11:00 AM

http://www.bilerico.com/2012/09/a_trans-warrior_must_reverse_cross_dress.php

Editors' Note: Pam Daniels is a writer, activist, and a member of Garden State Equality's Board of Directors, with 26 years experience in broadcast news and media including the staff of a former Governor.

Jennifer Long, a 29 year veteran in the Army, including combat in the Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan, had to "reverse cross dress" to finally retire. I'll get to the details of that in a moment.

Many of you know I've been writing about Jenn here on Bilerico for more than a year while she served in Afghanistan and was taking female hormones with the help of a military doctor during that combat tour. Jenn was promoted to Sergeant Major and awarded the Bronze Star before she came home. During that combat tour last year she came out as a transwoman to the U.S. military doctor who renewed her estrogen prescription, as well as nearly a dozen male and female service persons, who were then, and remain today, her dear and supportive friends.

Somehow the U.S. Army was totally oblivious that Jenn was a transitioning transgender woman while she served. Why? Because it didn't matter, that's why.