While serving in the military, an Ohioan harbored a painful secret.
After being “outed” as transgender, the Afghanistan veteran was kicked out of the Army, took on a new name, and underwent feminizing cross-sex hormones and surgery.
Now, more than two decades later, Jessica Watkins, 42, expresses some surprising stances—including supporting President Donald Trump’s decision to bar transgender people from military service.
While pro-transgender groups oppose that policy as discriminatory and unconstitutional, Watkins said, “the military is no place for ‘transition.’”
“The military is not about the individual; you don’t matter. All that matters is the mission—period,” Watkins said….