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Op-Ed: Speak up for trans sailors, sound off for justice

"The policy makes service impossible for those who could perform their duties with appropriate care or after transitioning. This is not enforcing a standard. This is exclusion masked by a facade of policy."

By Midshipman 2nd Class Benjamin Chiacchia

4 years ago

Navy petty officer wins transgender bodybuilding contest

Competitors were judged in the categories of lightweight, middleweight, heavyweight and masters, for age 60 and over, according to five disciplines: mass, definition, proportion, symmetry and stage presence.

4 years ago

President Trump tweeted, sailor's career is on the line

Taryn allowed The Virginian-Pilot to document his transition during a period of about 16 months after then-Secretary of Defense Ash Carter dropped the ban on transgender service on June 30, 2016.

By Courtney Mabeus, The Virginian-Pilot via AP

5 years ago

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