Guest – Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Transgender Astrophysics in America

Guest – Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Transgender Astrophysics in America

This guest post was written by a transgender woman getting her PhD at a university in the United States. Since her state is generally hostile to transgender rights, she has chosen to stay anonymous to avoid disclosing her transgender identity to her colleagues, a decision discussed in the bite. In the early 2000s, the military’s rules on homosexuality were summed up by a simple mantra: “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. The United States military “didn’t …