{"product_id":"with-honor-and-integrity-transgender-troops-in-their-own-words-lgbtq-politics-1","title":"With Honor and Integrity: Transgender Troops in Their Own Words (LGBTQ Politics  1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeartfelt 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 Dont Ask  Dont 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  1995present  On January 25  2021  in one of his first acts as President  Joe Biden reversed the Trump Administrations widely condemned ban on transgender people in the military. In With Honor and Integrity  Mel 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 Trumps banwhat barriers they face at work  why they do or dont 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 Trumps 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44965111889973,"sku":"ByrdShop_1479801038","price":38.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781479801039.jpg?v=1770489053","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/with-honor-and-integrity-transgender-troops-in-their-own-words-lgbtq-politics-1","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}