The First Transgender US Marine


A woman US marine will be soon recognized as a man in US military. The soldier from Tulsa, Oklahoma named Lance Corporal Aaron Wixson joined US marine when he was a lady in 2014. Wixson is diagnosed gender dysphoria, in which a person identifies different from original gender born with. The soldier informed his command that he is a transgender and requested for hormone treatment in military healthcare system.


With the new policy in military Wixson can change his gender and change his name and gender in US military record database. Wixson is now going to remove his breast before hormone treatment. He said I am really grateful to serve US military as a transgender. 


The Department of Defense opposed a ban over transgender serving military but now ban is lifted. Wixson was born as a girl but he suffered because of his wish to live as a boy. But now his dream is going to become true. He said his family and military colleagues are supporting him in his decision of change gender.