“I’m not done wearing the uniform. I feel that I have more to do,” said Kristin Kingrey, a technical sergeant and civilian employee in the West Virginia Air National Guard.
Highlights
- A West Virginia Air National Guard airman says she lost out on a job due to discrimination over her sexual orientation and her appearance.
- Kristin Kingrey is a masculine-presenting lesbian who wears her hair short and doesn’t bother with makeup.
- A Justice Department attorney for Army Secretary Christine Wormuth and Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall denied the allegations in paperwork filed Feb.
- The legal scuffle sheds light on underlying cultural issues within the organization and may derail the careers of multiple airmen in the process.
- Current and former airmen say senior leaders have been hostile toward gay troops and at least one other woman with short hair.