Guardsman Chloe Allen, who serves with 1st Battalion, Scots Guards, seen here parading through Inverness, has been praised for her courage PA:Press AssociationA transgender British soldier has become the first woman to serve on the frontline after beginning reassignment. Guardsman Chloe Allen said she hopes to inspire others to be themselves, telling The Sun that the reaction is not as bad as people think. The 24-year-old, who joined the Scots Guards as a man in 2012, has formally changed her name and begun hormone therapy. “I’d love to inspire people to just come out and be themselves,” she told the newspaper. “As much as it’s a big bad world, it’s…

Source: The Times September 17, 2016 10:52 UTC