Posted on 05/16/2013 8:17:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The Pentagon for the first time has officially recognized transgender service members in a significant step being hailed by the LGBT community.
The acknowledgement came in the form of a letter to veteran and transgender activist Autumn Sandeen confirming that the Navy had updated its records to show she is a woman.
While still a long way from open transgender service in the military, OutServe-SLDN, an organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender service members and their families labeled the move 'symbolic.'
The letter from the Navy official, dated May 2, read: 'Per your request the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) has been updated to show your gender as female effective April 12, 2013.'
Sandeen's military identification card now reflects the change.
'The fact that a process exists [to change the gender listed] indicates that there are people in the Department of Defense who are aware of the needs of transgender retirees and who are working to see those needs met,' OutServe-SLDN executive director Allyson Robinson told BuzzFeed.
'And, in that sense, the significance of this symbolic act for our broader work and for our goal of open service becomes I think a little bit more apparent.'
Gay, lesbian and bisexual service members have been able to serve openly in the military since September 2011, however if transgender people try to do the same they continue to be discharged, according to Buzzfeed....
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We had here in Jacksonville a couple of years back a few Navy and Cost guard ships and boy was many of their crew awful
Some had no idea what a prism compass was, some stood in hands in pockets and the guys standing at the entrance of the ships, the gang plank stood with hands in pockets, uniform not pressed, boots had dirt on them.
This was a public event and they acted and dressed like that.
I see today many overweight, many can’t shoot and it;s a disgrace, it seems only most in the combat units today are switched on.
Course stating this can be construed as you hate the military.
I;m only happy that I got to serve when men were men and they served because they loved their country and not for the freebies and get promotion based on their ass kissing, no pun intended though the phrase seems very adequate today in bozo the clown military.
Only Cruz and maybe Sarah has the guts and balls to overturn this nonsense , the rest of the cowards and pansies in the party including talk radio will do and say nothing about the amount of rapes on men shooting up
You are exactly right about Cruz and Palin. They are just about the only two conservatives that would not cave in to the homosexual agenda. Fox News already has.
What’s next, taxpayer funded penis removal surgery?
When will we hit bottom with this nonsense?
I have an idea, lets have a regiment of all drag queens and he/shes and send it to North Korea, see how they do.
Fort what?
lolz
That line was really the only funny part of the skit, to me at least.
lol
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