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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBiden to repeal Trump's ban on transgender people joining military
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-military-lgbt/biden-to-repeal-trumps-ban-on-transgender-people-joining-military-idUSKBN29T0Q8January 24, 2021 2:51 PM
Biden to repeal Trump's ban on transgender people joining military
By Trevor Hunnicutt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is poised to repeal his predecessor Donald Trumps ban on transgender people enlisting in the U.S. military, a person familiar with the matter said.
The source, who spoke to Reuters anonymously because the action is not yet public, said Biden could lift the ban as soon as Monday. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The plan marks the latest effort by the Biden administration to roll back many of Trumps policies.
Trump announced the ban in July 2017, reversing a landmark decision by his predecessor, Barack Obama, which allowed transgender people to serve openly and receive medical care to transition genders.
According to U.S. Department of Defense data, there are about 1.3 million active personnel serving in the U.S. military, but no official figures on the number of trans members are available.
While transgender military personnel under Trumps policy were allowed to keep serving, new recruits were kept out.
Bidens plan to repeal the ban is supported by newly confirmed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
If youre fit and youre qualified to serve and you can maintain the standards, you should be allowed to serve and you can expect that I will support that throughout, Austin said at his confirmation hearing.
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Biden to repeal Trump's ban on transgender people joining military (Original Post)
dalton99a
Jan 2021
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FreeState
(10,572 posts)1. K&R
Now it needs to be codified into law so that it cant be turned over by future presidents.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)2. K&R
AllaN01Bear
(18,240 posts)3. yay. all , i repeat all americans should have the right to serve .
i second freestate's comment .