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This Transgender Army Veteran Won\u2019t be Silenced Under Trump<\/b>
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A transgender woman<\/a> who served in the military for more than three decades in silence is now speaking out against President Trump\u2019s pick to lead the very department she once risked her life for.<\/p>\n

In a powerful oped for The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>, retired Army Col. Sheri Swokowski lays bare the impact the extreme anti-LGBTQ views of Mark Green – Donald Trump\u2019s nominee to lead the U.S. Army – could have on LGBTQ service members, who risk their lives everyday to protect our country.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeading the Army requires an appreciation for every individual, without exception, and Green wouldn\u2019t have the confidence of the thousands of LGBT soldiers proudly and openly serving today,\u201d Swokowski writes in her oped. \u201cEvery soldier needs to know that those at the top, uniformed and civilian, have their back. But based on the way he has used anti-LGBT politics to advance his career, that\u2019s not him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Green has an expansive history of sponsoring anti-LGBTQ bills and spewing hateful rhetoric<\/a> as a Tennessee legislator. He\u2019s called being transgender a \u201cdisease\u201d and, just yesterday, The Huffington Post<\/em><\/a> reported Green said his transphobia will help him \u201ccrush evil\u201d.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s those types of comments Swokowski says only further demonstrate the president and his administration\u2019s \u201ctrue colors\u201d towards the LGBTQ community. She added that if the senate votes to confirm his nomination, they would be just as culpable in approving bigotry and hate at one of the military\u2019s top posts. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Swokowski ends her message with a direct message to Green:<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, and Sen. Green, I\u2019m not diseased.\u201d<\/p>\n

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