First transgender FDNY firefighter has family history of service

[The Philosopher]

from newjerseynewsroom.com

Brooke is the first FDNY hired employee, who is a transgender person. She herself is a third generation firefighter, starting with her grandfather and extending to her father, who is currently an active FDNY officer.

To many co-workers, it’s simply a time to support an fellow FDNY’s bravest.

“It’s a tremendously courageous decision. Hopefully everyone will be supportive,” as one fellow firefighter indicated.

However, total acceptance is slow to come by everyone, as some colleagues have continued to calling her “it,” as two department sources indicated.

But another veteran declared that there Brooke’s personal transformation won’t be fodder for such ignorant bigotry, especially “among those who know the [family], this won’t amount to a hill of beans to them”.

He added, “There’s a lot of respect for the family.”

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[William769]

1. Good!

The more this is out in the open and public the better.