Bree Fram
A Humbling Honor
I was gritting my teeth in pain following shoulder surgery when an unexpected package showed up at my door. It put a smile on my face ten miles wide. President Biden used this pen to sign the executive order that reopened transgender military service.
I'm so damn proud of all the trans troops that reprove every day that this was the right thing to do. We are a stronger and more capable military with every act of inclusion.
Our job is not nearly done. For the next few years, trans troops are going to face inquiries into our worth and posturing that portrays us as a problem that needs to be excised from the military and even public life.
Despite the scare mongering and misinformation that will be directed at trans troops, I'm more confident than ever that we'll persevere and thrive. I watch in amazement every day what our young service members do to accomplish their missions.
The strokes of this pen gave us opportunities that are not going to waste. Thousands are serving openly, and many others are joining, as their best selves, to defend the freedoms they cherish.
Our hope is that the next time a President takes up a pen like this to readdress the matter it's not to reinstate a ban. It should be to sign a bill, passed by Congress, which enshrines in law the opportunity for all qualified Americans to serve.
A Humbling Honor
I was gritting my teeth in pain following shoulder surgery when an unexpected package showed up at my door. It put a smile on my face ten miles wide. President Biden used this pen to sign the executive order that reopened transgender military service.
I'm so damn proud of all the trans troops that reprove every day that this was the right thing to do. We are a stronger and more capable military with every act of inclusion.
Our job is not nearly done. For the next few years, trans troops are going to face inquiries into our worth and posturing that portrays us as a problem that needs to be excised from the military and even public life.
Despite the scare mongering and misinformation that will be directed at trans troops, I'm more confident than ever that we'll persevere and thrive. I watch in amazement every day what our young service members do to accomplish their missions.
The strokes of this pen gave us opportunities that are not going to waste. Thousands are serving openly, and many others are joining, as their best selves, to defend the freedoms they cherish.
Our hope is that the next time a President takes up a pen like this to readdress the matter it's not to reinstate a ban. It should be to sign a bill, passed by Congress, which enshrines in law the opportunity for all qualified Americans to serve.