ZANDER KEIG Triumph of Determination by Denny Meyer Zander Keig is a highly educated helping professional, Coast Guard veteran, and middle aged teddy bear of a mustachioed man with a full beard and kindly eyes. He's earned three masters degrees,…
I was born with a gender identity opposite that of my birth sex. I have always felt that most people do not understand that transgender people do not choose to be transgender. Plus, it is not a mental disorder, according…
In a successful fulfilling life, we can claim a lot of roles as we grow older. But few can have lived all the lives that Randi Blocker has experienced: Marine, father, law enforcement officer, Southern Belle, and Grandmother. Oh there's…
Laura Catherine Perry, MAJ USAF, Ret. by Denny Meyer As we journey through life from toddler to senior citizen, our individual sense of 'who we are' grows and evolves to form a whole identity. For some, there are conflicts between…
From my earliest memory by Gene Silvestri From my earliest memory, I always felt "different." I gravitated towards boy clothing, baseball, G.I. Joe figures and anything military related. If my mother put a dress on me, I would throw a…
Wishing on a Star by Rachael Booth I knew I was different when I was 5 years old. I knew I was a girl but my parents insisted on calling me a boy. My mother taught me how to…
Transgender Military Service The Light at the End of the Tunnel is Not an Oncoming Train by Sheri Swokowski Colonel, USA, ret. Just a month after Pentagon Pride, Secretary of Defense (Dr) Ashton Carter put words about Transgender military…
Shari Zabel MAJ, USAF, Ret. Fighter Pilot by Denny Meyer USAF Major Shari Zabel, Retired, served a full twenty year career as a fighter pilot, then served as a civilian with NORAD, and then began transitioning from male to female…
Trinity Abigail Downing Rodeo Rider Soldier Expert Marksman Trans Woman By Denny Meyers Trinity Downing always wanted to serve in the United States Army; as a boy, her dream was to become a Green Beret. Like most transgender people, she…
Joanne Carroll MSGT, USAF, Ret. by Denny Meyer Joanne Carroll is a seventy four year old retired US Air Force Master Sergeant Trans Woman. She calls herself lucky because she's in good health, has Tricare, Medicare, retirement benefits, and has reared…