And So It Begins… (Part 1)

A trans servicemember was kicked out of the Navy.

Transgender Sailor and Naval Academy Alumna Forced to Resign
Military Times
By Danielle Ohl
8 Feb 2019

Alexandra Marberry, after graduating from the Naval Academy, became one of the nation's first transgender women allowed to transition while serving in the military.

More than two years later, Marberry is fighting the Navy to clear her record of sexual misconduct she maintains she did not commit. She believes she was targeted for being transgender.

In a GoFundme page posted Saturday, Marberry explains the circumstances surrounding her discharge and asks for help paying back the $59,621.62 she now owes for failing to complete her service obligation after graduating from the Naval Academy.

In October 2016, Marberry was permitted to transition while on active duty, after spending time in limbo. She planned to train as a pilot, but while awaiting further guidance from the Defense Department, worked in an administrative role at the Naval Academy.

So the charge was investigated by the NCIS

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service launched an investigation, which found no evidence of misconduct and recommended no further action, Marberry wrote. During the investigation, she was reassigned to an administrative position in Little Creek, Virginia.

But that didn’t stop her commanding officer…

Her commanding officer held a non-judicial punishment hearing, an administrative hearing that allows commanders to discipline troops without a court-martial, and found her guilty, Marberry said.
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A superior officer recommended discharging her from the Navy, Marberry wrote.

She is now fighting to get her Naval Academy student obligation paid off.

To me it seems like this was a kangaroo court or in this case a non-judicial punishment hearing which seems like the commanding officer did an end run around a court-martial that her commanding officer couldn’t win.

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And So It Begins…
Religious discrimination sanctioned by the courts
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I google “transgender” in Google News and sometimes I get interesting results…

Transgender: It’s Not A Trend, It’s Tough
By Christiana Samoy
February 8, 2019

Dr. Loren Cannon, an award-winning HSU philosophy professor with numerous published essays, presented a talk focused on trans-directed injustice to a room overflowing with students and community members on Thursday, Feb. 7.

HSU students Elijah Patterson and Summer Gilstrap, who identify as trans, were inspired by Cannon’s experience and wanted to show their support.

Okay it is just another story about trans culture but what piqued my attention was the name of the paper… The Lumber Jack.