Transmilitary

A new online documentary series, TransMilitary, hopes to shine a light on transphobia in the United States with true stories from transgender members of the military.

In a new teaser for the series (video below), host Fiona Dawson spoke with several transgender service members about their time in active duty, and who are prohibited by military regulation from serving their country in their authentic gender. The project will be composed of six short unscripted episodes, as well as a full-length documentary.

The documentary points out that the U.K. has permitted trans people to serve openly in the military since 1999.

Allyson Robinson, a 1994 graduate of West Point and transgender veteran who served with the army in Germany, the Middle East, and Korea, believes that sharing the stories of trans service members will help move the cultural conversation forward.

“Seeing us, hearing our stories; it changes the equation for many people,” she says in the trailer.

by Adrian Garcia 
thegailygrind.com

Watch the trailer below: