Triss Finley Smythe identifies as Agender and has spent the last 4 years serving in the Royal Navy as an Air Engineer Technician. “Being a sailor I had to come out 2-3 times, but coming out in the Navy was very easy.
The Royal Navy has made a huge emphasis on inclusivity and pushing that they don’t care how you identify, as long as you’re doing your job, we will do what we can to support you.
They asked what my pronouns were and what I needed from them in the future, there weren’t any issues.” However, Triss hasn’t always been greeted with open arms and in the last year has received a number of death threats outside the Royal Navy, alongside losing multiple friends because of their identity. “When I came out as Agender, a lot of people