BBCNEWS HARDtalk June 4, 2024 04:33:00
And trying to go to school wasn't enough for me. and also, as a trans person, i was trying to figure out who i was so i had a lot of identity issues, all sort of happening at the same time, and wanting to rebuild my relationship with my father, who was in the navy and also this war being discussed continuously and ongoing. it was a dinner—table conversation, the iraq war at the time, as well as afghanistan to a lesser extent being an ongoing thing, i decided, you know, based on my father sort of suggesting that i enlisted in the navy, i decided i wanted to be a little different and try to en...