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Ep: 44 A Transgender Military Family Part 1
Military families come in all shapes and sizes. So in honor of Military Family Month (November), I'm bringing you a story of a wonderful family. There has been a lot of controversy over whether trans people should be allowed to serve in the military. In this episode, I want to show you a person behind the movement who is championing the cause to show everyone that trans families are just like the rest of us.
Lieutenant Colonel Bryan Bree Fram, B, is an active duty astronautical engineer (rocket scientist) in the US Air Force currently serving as Materiel Leader, Cyberspace Integration and Transition at the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate in Rome, NY. Previously B was the Iraq Country Director in Air Force International Affairs stationed at the Pentagon responsible for overseeing all Air Force security cooperation and security assistance activity with Iraq. Lt Col Fram publicly came out as transgender (gender-fluid/non-binary) on the day the transgender ban in the military was dropped in 2016. B has received the warm support of friends, family and colleagues. Lt Col Fram is a board member of SPART*A, an organization that advocates and educates about transgender military service and is dedicated to the support and professional development of over 750 transgender service members. B has provided a number of educational briefings on transgender and diversity issues to military and civilian audiences and is available for speaking engagements or media requests. Peg Fram is a crafter, military spouse, mother, and wine lover. She earned degrees in Forensic Anthropology, Forensic Science, and Spanish allowing her to work for medical examiners and police departments before staying home to raise her two daughters. In addition to child rearing she quilts, sews, paints, knits, and builds/fixes whatever her family needs. B and Peg Fram have been married for 14 years and they have two girls, age 10 and 6.
Helpful Links:
SPART*A www.spartapride.org (Education, Advocacy, and Support for Trans Service Members
National Center for Transgender Equality www.transequality.org (Resources and Policy for all Trans People)
Trans Lifeline https://www.translifeline.org/ (Crisis and suicide prevention resources)
OutServe-SLDN https://www.outserve-sldn.org/ (Legal Resources for LGBT military)
Peg's Store: The Quilted Unicorn
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