{"product_id":"with-honor-and-integrity-9781479820474","title":"With Honor and Integrity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeartfelt personal accounts from transgender people fighting for the right to serve in the military \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrior to coming out as transgender I served the first several years of my career under Don't Ask, Don't Tell, hiding my sexual orientation out of the constant fear of expulsion. I then found myself in the same predicament as when I first joined, wanting nothing more than to serve my country and do my job, but at the cost of sacrificing a major part of who I am. . . . This time, however, I decided that I could no longer sacrifice my own well-being, my own authentic self.Mak Vaden, Warrant Officer 1, U.S. Army National Guard, 2006-present\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI have traveled around the world. . . . I have been on five cutters with eleven years of sea time and commanded the Coast Guard cutter \u003c\/i\u003eCampbell\u003ci\u003e. I have negotiated treaties and fostered international law enforcement cooperation. I have stopped drug smugglers and seized illegal fishing vessels on the high seas. And, I a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exquisite book about serving in the U.S. military as a transgender person, with just enough historical and sociological context to make the volume’s personal stories that much more meaningful ... A simple description can’t do justice to the beauty, elegance, and courage displayed here. Readers will want to meet and spend time with these contributors. A worthwhile collection, highly recommended for all readers. * STARRED Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith Honor and Integrity\u003c\/i\u003e shares the pain of the closet and the triumph of transition for transgender patriots. Their stories underscore how policies of integrity and truth serve our nation best. Our nation's thanks goes to the brave souls who have blazed trails and shared their truths. -- C. Dixon Osburn, co-founder of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith Honor and Integrity\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read book by two of the nation's leading experts. This volume is a badly needed contribution to our understanding of military service by transgender personnel, but it’s also much more than that, providing invaluable historical context and insightful policy analysis. Most of all, it centers transgender and gender-diverse Americans who show, in their own voices, that it’s possible to live authentically while serving in uniform. -- Aaron Belkin, Director of the Palm Center\u003cbr\u003eThe world has waited too long to hear directly from the transgender patriots who have put their lives on the line to protect the rest of us. Now, at last, two leading voices in the field who have worn the uniform themselves, have brought together an extraordinary collection of first-hand accounts by active-duty service members and veterans, officers and enlisted personnel, those who have undergone transition and those who are doing so or may in the future. In the process, Máel Embser-Herbert and Bree Fram have made an invaluable contribution to our understanding of gender and military service, showing once again what it means to serve their country. -- Nathaniel Frank, author of Awakening: How Gays and Lesbians Brought Marriage Equality to America\u003cbr\u003eThe experiences of transgender servicemembers have been all too scant in analyses of the US military's anti-LGBT history. \u003ci\u003eWith Honor and Integrity\u003c\/i\u003e ameliorates this absence, powerfully demonstrating the impact of gendered military policy on the trans and gender nonconforming people who serve under its watchful eye. In their own words, the trans servicemembers that Embser-Herbert and Fram profile show the difference that supportive—or unsupportive—supervisors, colleagues, and policies can make. This extremely timely intervention is a must-read for military scholars and policymakers alike. -- Catherine Connell, author of the forthcoming A Few Good Gays: The US Military’s Incomplete Gender and Sexuality Revolution\u003cbr\u003eThe editors succeed mightily in producing a volume about the challenges and rewards of military service for transgender troops that will engage a wide readership. All libraries should acquire this necessary title. -- C. Pinto * Choice *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409062535511,"sku":"9781479820474","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781479820474.jpg?v=1730505296","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/with-honor-and-integrity-9781479820474","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}