'I can’t take my family to Texas,' or another red state: Military parents

[Guno צְבִי]

Over the past 19 years, Alleria Stanley's family has grown accustomed to packing up and moving wherever the Army tells them to go, measuring time by all the different states and countries they've lived in.

With so many states "rushing" to pass anti-LGBTQ legislation, Stanley and her two transgender kids are worried about where they could be told to move next. To protect her family, Stanley has decided to avoid hostile states by leaving the Army.

"We’re going to move out of Missouri as soon as we get the opportunity to get the hell out of this godforsaken state," said Stanley, a staff sergeant who is retiring from the Army next year in order to make the move happen.

Some parents either in the military or married to service members told USA TODAY they are increasingly worried about what being assigned to duty stations in Republican-led states could mean for their transgender children. Some families already in red states are taking steps to leave, including splitting up if a parent can't leave their duty station.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/i...AAZ44TR?cvid=d16d773e0e15415a82b21886de026344

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Over the past 19 years, Alleria Stanley's family has grown accustomed to packing up and moving wherever the Army tells them to go, measuring time by all the different states and countries they've lived in.

With so many states "rushing" to pass anti-LGBTQ legislation, Stanley and her two transgender kids are worried about where they could be told to move next. To protect her family, Stanley has decided to avoid hostile states by leaving the Army.

"We’re going to move out of Missouri as soon as we get the opportunity to get the hell out of this godforsaken state," said Stanley, a staff sergeant who is retiring from the Army next year in order to make the move happen.

Some parents either in the military or married to service members told USA TODAY they are increasingly worried about what being assigned to duty stations in Republican-led states could mean for their transgender children. Some families already in red states are taking steps to leave, including splitting up if a parent can't leave their duty station.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/i...AAZ44TR?cvid=d16d773e0e15415a82b21886de026344

Military bases provide education and protection for kids. About half the schools I attended as a child were DOD schools. If she wants to retire or leave, her choice.

TBH, I find it a bit wacky that she has two "transgender" kids. The odds of one are very slim at 1.4%. From the link:

Similarly, the Navy told USA TODAY they have policies to provide access to care for family members with special needs, "including families with dependents diagnosed with gender dysphoria and requiring medical intervention services."

"If an individual diagnosed with gender dysphoria is undergoing hormone therapy or related treatment, they can be enrolled in EFMP to ensure proper care is available at the next duty station," the Navy said in a statement to USA TODAY.

https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/trans-adults-united-states/