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Openly Trans Soldier Speaks: ‘I Feel Liberated’ by the End of Pentagon’s Transgender Ban

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For years, he served in a kind of awkward silence, even as he transitioned. Finally, Sgt. Ken Ochoa and troops like him are allowed to openly belong.

Nancy A. Youssef
Nancy A. Youssef
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Nancy A. Youssef

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