“No one goes into the military imagining that they’re going to be be able to transition. Nevertheless, each one of those people makes a choice every single day to endure pain and suffering.”
Enlisting in the U.S. Military as a transgender individual can not only be stressful and mentally trying, it can also end your career.
Despite the repeal of Dont Ask, Don’t Tell, transgender soldiers can still be discharged without voluntary disclosure
Kristen Beck, the first out trans Navy Seal, said of her difficult coming out process in June:
A new documentary series, TransMilitary, hopes to shine a light on transphobia in the United States with true stories from transgender members of the military.
