In first, transgender troops testify before House as Trump administration seeks to limit transgender service
Army Capt. Alivia Stehlik, second from left, and other transgender service members, from left, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Blake Dremann, Army Capt. Jennifer Peace, Army Staff Sgt. Patricia King and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Akira Wyatt testify Wednesday about their service before a House Armed Services subcommittee. By Dan Lamothe Dan Lamothe Reporter covering the Pentagon and the U.S. military Email Bio Follow February 27 at 6:48 PM Army Capt.
“They talked to me and told me things they never would have before,” Stehlik said. “Things that said they’ve never told other people. I asked them why, and the consistent answer is that they valued my authenticity — my courage in being myself. It allowed them to do the same thing.” All five service members have deployed and are eligible to do so now, they said. They all indicated they believe transgender service members should be required to do their jobs to stay in the military.
“By doing this, I shortened the time that I was going to be down because I couldn’t speak over Christmas leave,” she said. “I just used a whiteboard to talk to my kids, and then at the end of January I was ready to go to the field with my unit.”
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