Transgender Vets a Hidden Population

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Transgender Vets a Hidden Population
February 22, 2009
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

In a city that prides itself on respect for military veterans, scorn is a fact of life for former Army captain Erin Russ.

Neighbors gawk when she takes out the trash. At local malls, teenagers titter and hiss as the strapping ex-infantry officer shops for cashmere and heels.

Even simple errands can be a source of angst for Russ, who was born a man but now lives as a woman.

Decades after former Soldier Christine Jorgensen stunned 1950s America by undergoing a sex change, a small army of veterans in similar straits has quietly sprung up in Tucson and around the country.

Officially, the Pentagon bans transsexuals -- those who believe they were born with the wrong male or female parts -- from serving.


Rest of article at: http://www.military.com/news/article/transgender-vets-a-hidden-population.html

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1. I have done mammograms on 3 Vets that have had sex changes

from male to female.This is in a fairly rural area of SD,and WY. So I would imagine there are many more in a more populated area.