Mixed Gender Veteran Wants VA to Pay for Change

Born with male and female body parts? How did he pass the physical? Not being fresh. I just don't understand this story.

VETERAN BORN WITH MALE AND FEMALE ANATOMY WANTS VA TO PAY FOR SURGERY
ABC News
By Tom Abrahams
Thursday, December 04, 2014

HOUSTON -- Charlene Lauderdale is a veteran who says she served in combat and was awarded a Purple Heart.

"I'm a retired master sergeant in the United States Air Force. I was a flight engineer on a 141 cargo plane," she tells Eyewitness News.

She also says she born with both female and male anatomy. After living most of her life as a man, she is now legally a woman and wants the VA to pay for gender reassignment surgery.

"I've struggled with my gender all of my life," she admits. "There were times in my life where I didn't know if I was a male or a female.

After years of fighting for it, and the VA paying for hormone treatment and mental health counseling, she's suing in federal court.
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