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Summary
This study is the first to systematically inquire into the lives of transgender men and women currently serving across the branches of the US military in the post-“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) repeal era. We employed an interview protocol from a stratified convenience sample (n = 14) of clandestinely serving active duty, guard and reserve military members from the US Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps who self-identified as transgender or transsexual. Using phenomenology as a methodological foundation, we present a revelatory case study based on lived experiences from firsthand accounts furthering the collective understanding of gender dysphoria in a contemporary military context.
Citation
Parco, J. E., Levy, D. A., & Spears, S. R. (2014). Transgender military personnel in the post-DADT repeal era: A phenomenological study. Armed Forces & Society, 0095327X14530112. doi:10.1177/0095327X14530112