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Transgender ex-Army officer awarded MBE by Prince William
BBC
12 June 2019

A transgender former Army officer has been made an MBE [for those of us on this side of the pond… Most Excellent Order of the British Empire] by the Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace.

Capt Hannah Graf, from Cardiff, rose to become the highest ranking transgender woman in the British army.

After collecting the honour for services to the LGBTQ community in the military, she celebrated the Army's embrace of transgender people.

Capt Graf called US President Donald Trump's move to ban certain transgender people from the military "archaic".
The 32-year-old, who lives in London and served with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attended the ceremony with her family including her husband Jake, who is also transgender.

Capt Graf said: "I think it (the MBE) is particularly important when considering what's going on in the United States where their commander-in-chief is saying transgender people don't deserve to serve.

There was even a trans woman who taught at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and both princes had her for an instructor. She could be one of the reasons that the princes support the trans community.

Capt Graf said: "I think it (the MBE) is particularly important when considering what's going on in the United States where their commander-in-chief is saying transgender people don't deserve to serve.

"It's a stark contrast and I'm very proud to be in the British army today and my heart goes out to all those people in the US who don't get these opportunities."

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