Ousted transgender CIA officer warns White House politics undermining U.S. intelligence

Nearly 20 years of service in the intelligence community ended for Julia Curlee last year. Curlee was the first CIA officer to transition openly and continue serving the agency until she was fired abruptly early in Trump's second term. She writes about being targeted as a transgender woman in an essay for The Atlantic

Julia Curlee, who served four administrations, said the Trump administration has abandoned the principle that “a person should be able to rise as far as their talents can take them.”