Patrick Abboud

In 2013, the military ban on women fighting on the frontline was lifted. However, there already was one woman in a combat role: Squadron Leader Catherine Humphries, who had gender reassignment surgery in 2012. “It was almost by a loophole; I transitioned before, so by the time the restrictions were lifted I’d already been doing the job,” she said. “I’m still doing the job”. SQRLDR Humphries is one of the people at the vanguard of what has been a rapid cu…