Two Years after DADT’s End, Work Remains to Ensure Transgender Servicemembers Can Serve Openly

by Maya Rupert, Esq. | Sep 20, 2013 | Uncategorized | transgender, trans, Federal Legislation, Federal, DADT

Two years ago today, on September 20, 2011, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was officially repealed. The discriminatory and stigmatizing 1994 policy that barred lesbian, gay, and bisexual servicemembers from serving openly in the military has had a damaging impact on the strength of the armed forces during one of the most dangerous military times in a generation. As a result of DADT, more than 13,500 women and men were discharged from the military because of their sexual...

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