Heartfelt personal accounts from transgender people fighting for
the right to serve in the military "Prior to coming out as
transgender I served the first several years of my career under
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell," hiding my sexual orientation out of the
constant fear of expulsion. I then found myself in the same
predicament as when I first joined, wanting nothing more than to
serve my country and do my job, but at the cost of sacrificing a
major part of who I am. . . . This time, however, I decided that I
could no longer sacrifice my own well-being, my own authentic
self."-Mak Vaden, Warrant Officer 1, U.S. Army National Guard,
2006-present "I have traveled around the world. . . . I have been
on five cutters with eleven years of sea time and commanded the
Coast Guard cutter Campbell. I have negotiated treaties and
fostered international law enforcement cooperation. I have stopped
drug smugglers and seized illegal fishing vessels on the high seas.
And, I also have gender dysphoria and identify as a trans
woman."-Allison Caputo, Captain, US Coast Guard, 1995-present On
January 25, 2021, in one of his first acts as President, Joe Biden
reversed the Trump Administration's widely condemned ban on
transgender people in the military. In With Honor and Integrity,
Mael Embser-Herbert and Bree Fram introduce us to the brave
individuals who are on the front lines of this issue, assembling a
powerful, accessible, and heartfelt collection of first-hand
accounts from transgender military personnel in the United States.
Featuring twenty-six essays from current service members or
veterans, these eye-opening accounts show us what it is like to
serve in the military as a transgender person. From a religious
affairs specialist in the Army National Guard, to a petty officer
first class in the Navy, to a veteran of the Marine Corps who
became "the real me" at age forty-nine, these accounts are
personal, engaging, and refreshingly honest. Contributors share
their experiences from before and during President Trump's ban-what
barriers they face at work, why they do or don't choose to serve
openly, and how their colleagues have treated them. Fram, a
lieutenant colonel who is serving openly as a transgender woman in
the US Space Force, and has advocated for open service policies,
shares her experience in the aftermath of Trump's announcement of
the ban on Twitter. Ultimately, Embser-Herbert and Fram provide an
inspiring look at the past, present, and future of transgender
military service. At a time when LGBTQ rights are under siege, and
the opportunity to serve continues to be challenged, With Honor and
Integrity is a timely and necessary read.
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