In 2012 Tammy became the first General Officer in the United States military to come out as LGBT. Her visibility has provided opportunity to educate and inform about LGBT service members at the highest levels of the military. She participates in Army ceremonies with her wife and they live on an Army installation with other military families. In official engagements she create an inclusive tone by making a point of referring to her wife. Externally, Tammy has been actively involved in the Deloitte External Inclusion Advisory Council, the Out & Equal Workplace Advocates Board of Directors, and the US Army Diversity Council.
