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Commander Emily "Hawking" Shilling is known in the queer and transgender communities as the first transgender person, and most senior Naval line-officer, to regain Naval medical flight clearance for single-seat high-performance jets following a gender transition.[1] She is the highest-ranking Navy service member who is openly transgender.
Biography
[edit]In 2019, Emily Shilling came out as transgender, during which time there was a ban on transgender persons from serving in the military. This policy was established by President Donald Trump with the 2017 Transgender Military Ban.[2] Due to this policy, she lost her flight status and the United States Navy started processing her out of the military[3]. However, with an executive order, President Biden reversed the ban on transgender military members in 2021[3]. This allowed her to stay in the military, and in 2023 she was cleared by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and returned to flight status. This marked the first ever return to flight status of a trans-identifying active-duty Naval officer, post-transition.[1] Emily Shilling established her small business, Arroway LTD, in March 2024.[4]
Military career
[edit]Shilling has accumulated over 1,700 flight hours, conducted 60 combat missions[5], and has flown a multitude of aircraft. The majority of her flight time was spent in the EA-6B Prowler. The remainder of her time was spent flying various aircraft as part of initial flight training or as part of test pilot sorties. These aircraft include the EA-18G, FA-18E/F, F-16D, UH-60, UH-72A, HU-16, U-6A, C-12C, B-25, ASK-21, S-3B, NP-3D, SGS-233, Saab AB, LEAR, SNJ, NU-1B, T-38C, T-45 Goshawk, T-6A/B, T-34 Mentor, and the T-28 Trojan[1].
Queer community impact
[edit]Shilling became a member of the board for Out & Equal in 2023[6]. Since 2019, she is a member of SPARTA, a non-profit advocacy group for transgender military personnel and veterans,[7] and was elected president of the organization in May 2023[8] She has participated at multiple LGBTQ+ events, including DoD Pride 2023[9], the American Psychological Association symposium in 2024, as well as Discover Card and USAA corporate events. She has also attended Congressional hearings to address transgender policies within the Department of Defense.
Notable speeches include Speaker for the Dead, Thirty-One, and the Women at SciTech Panel.
| Year | Speech | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Speaker for the Dead[10] | Naval Air Systems Command Transgender Day of Remembrance |
| 2023 | Thirty-One[11] | DoD Pride |
| 2023 | Women at SciTech Panel[12] | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
Awards and honors
[edit]As an advocate for the queer community, she was awarded the 2022 Outie Award[13]. During her time as President, SPARTA accepted 2024 Community Champion Award from MMAA[14]. She has also been listed in the Top 100 LGBTQ+ Executive Role Models of 2023[15], the Top 50 LGBTQ+ Women and Non-binary Trailblazers of 2024[16], and a 2024 Out Leader (as part of Out in National Security)[17]
| Year | Association | Achievement |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Out & Equal | Corporate Advocate of the Year[13] |
| 2023 | YouTube | Top 100 LGBTQ+ Executive Role Model[15] |
| 2024 | Curve magazine | Top 50 LGBTQ+ Women and Non-Binary Trailblazer[16] |
| 2024 | Modern Military Association of America (MMAA) | Community Champion Award (group award)[14] |
| 2024 | Out in National Security | Out Leaders List[17] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Winning with inclusion and respect: First transgender naval aviator regains flight status". Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.: NAVAIR. June 12, 2023. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023.
- ^ "The Trump Administration's Transgender Military Ban".
- ^ a b "With ban lifted, trans service members free to figure out what comes next". NBC News. 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Home – Arroway Ltd".
- ^ "Walter Reed observes Pride Month".
- ^ "In Conversation with Emily Shilling". 15 June 2023.
- ^ https://spartapride.org/
- ^ "SPARTA Announces Election of New President". May 2023.
- ^ "SECNAV and CDR Shilling". NAVAIR. Archived from the original on January 31, 2025.
- ^ "NAVAIR TDOR 2023 – Speaker for the Dead – Arroway Ltd".
- ^ "Thirty-One: 2023 DoD Pride Speech – Arroway Ltd".
- ^ "AIAA SciTech 2023 Women at SciTech Panel and Social Hour Leadership, Innovation, and Intersection". 21 February 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "The Outie Awards".
- ^ a b "Award Nomination".
- ^ a b https://outstanding.involverolemodels.org/
- ^ a b "Curve Power List: 50 LGBTQ+ Women and Nonbinary Trailblazers". 19 April 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 LGBTQIA+ Out in National Security Leadership and New Voices List".
Further reading
[edit]- https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/trans-service-members-say-want-fight-country-not-jobs-rcna189893
- https://glaad.org/transgender-military-service-member-i-am-proof-that-we-are-qualified-to-serve/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/us/transgender-military-ban-trump-hegseth.html
- https://www.aiaa.org/detail/person/cdr-emily-hawking-shilling-usn
- https://www.thirteen.org/programs/pbs-newshour/trans-in-the-military-1740002628/