About Evan Young
Evan Young is originally from Little Rock, Ark. He graduated basic training in 1989, transitioned from a sergeant to lieutenant in 1998, and rose to the rank of Major before retiring. In 1998, Evan graduated from Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a B.A. in English. From there, he continued his studies while on Active Duty and graduated from Nova Southeastern University in Florida with a M.S. in Management Information Systems. He earned his public affairs credentials in 2004 and broadcasting management credentials in 2007. He served in the Reserves, Guard, and Active Duty. He was the Hawaii National Guard as a Public Affairs officer and a Media Officer at NORAD and US NORTHCOM. Evan began transition in 2011. He retired from the Army as a Major in 2013. Since then he began his own web development company, EF Young, has written for OutServe magazine as a blogger, is the former president of the Arkansas Transgender Equality Coalition, and currently serves as the national president of the Transgender American Veterans Association. Evan currently lives in Dover, AR. with his two children.
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TwitterJoint Press release re: SCOTUS lifts injunctions banning Transgender military service
A full 25 years after our allied countries lifted their bans on gay and transgender service, the US Administration is still determined to enforce discrimination. While three courts have filed injunctions against the administration banning Transgender Service, and one court…
Transgender Service Amicus Brief
Washington, D.C. Yesterday, Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) joined eight other U.S. veterans organizations on a powerful brief submitted to the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in opposition to the proposed ban on military service…
TAVA & AVER Statement on House Amendment to Deny Transgender Care for Military Members and Their Families
On Thursday July 13th 2017 the US House of Representatives will consider and vote on an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, with minimal or no debate, that would prohibit any funding of medical treatment of transgender service members…
Transgender American Educational Rights Involving Restroom Use
Transgender American Veterans Association, the national transgender veterans service organization, condemns While House administration reversal regarding the right of Transgender American school students to use restrooms consistent with their gender identity. That right was established under Title IX by President…
Detailed Guidance from the Pentagon
Evan Young, Major US Army retired, President of Transgender American Veterans Association, (TAVA), attended a phone conference with senior officials from NCTE, OutServe-SLDN, SPARTA, AVER, AMPA, The PALM Center, WPATH, and a senior defense official immediately after the announcement of…
Pentagon Announces Open Transgender Service
On the final day of Pride Month 2016, The United States Department of Defense announced the long anticipated news that patriotic Transgender Americans will now be able to openly choose to volunteer to serve their country. Transgender Americans are twice…
The Orlando Atrocity
The proud patriotic veterans and service members of Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) share the nation's horror and outrage that our sacred national freedom was violated by an individual who killed and injured over 100 LGBT Americans in Orlando this…
Transgender American Veterans Assn. Elects Vice President of the Board of Directors
The Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) today announced the election of Gene Silvestri as Vice President of the Board of Directors. The Board makes policy decisions, authorizes rulemaking and oversees the TAVA's operations. Gene is a U.S. Army disabled transgender…
A Commitment to Diversity from the Secretary of the Navy
Arriving at the Secretary of the Navy's Conference room, I had already had a feeling that this was something special. It was a meeting of the minds to discuss something near and dear to my heart: diversity and inclusion. Arriving…