“I was the first [openly trans person] in a leadership role, and in the Pentagon. I got my job because I’m the best at it. As far as being trans and open, it has never been an issue for me in this building.”
Photography by Cassidy DuHon
“My wife has this deal: ‘If I give you an inch, you will take six or seven miles.’ And she’s right. So she won’t be accepting of any part of it. She won’t talk to me for three or four or five days after this.”