PARIS (AP) — Within weeks of the Pentagon allowing transgender service members to serve openly, Army officials said 10 soldiers have formally asked to be recognized as their new, preferred gender.
The small number represents only those who have publicly said they are transgender, and doesn't include soldiers who may be considering or beginning gender transition or those who don't yet want to make an official paperwork change.
(CNSNews.com) – Mark Paoletta could certainly have personal reasons to take an interest in the legacy of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Their friendship dates back decades, including when Paoletta was diagnosed with cancer and Thomas was at his side regularly, or when Paoletto and Thomas regularly paid visits to the Irish nuns who taught him in a segregated school in the Jim Crow South at the nursing home where they lived out their final days.
