He is convinced that the most advantageous policy for the military would be the exact opposite of Trump’s ban. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesJennifer, US air force, flight engineer, trans womanThe mood has darkened in Jennifer’s command since the ban came in. Even during the brief three-year period under Obama when restrictions were generally loosened, being outed in the air force would still cost aircrew their wings. He is the only one of the four service members profiled here to take advantage of a little known caveat within Trump’s trans ban known as the “grandfather clause”. He squeaked through, along with up to 2,000 other trans service members who SPART*A estimates have been grandfathered in.

Source: The Guardian June 13, 2019 04:52 UTC