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The policies implement President Biden's executive order lifting the ban put in place by his predecessor.

The new rules also prohibit discrimination based on gender identity. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Associated Press WASHINGTON: The Pentagon on Wednesday swept away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the military, issuing new rules that offer them wider access to medical care and assistance with gender transition. The new department regulations allow transgender people who meet military standards to enlist and serve openly in their self-identified...

To the Editor: Joseph Conrad wrote, “The leaders of men are carried forward in the hands of their followers.” Never was this more true than with Donald Trump. It should come as no surprise that he doesn’t intend to start a third party. Why should he when, by owning the allegiance of his millions of Republican followers, he owns a perfectly good party of his own? Mr. Trump’s obsession with Republicans in Name Only is interesting, because it is not his enemies within the party who are RIN...

I Helped Crush Trumps Backward Trans Military Ban Philip Ellis © Nicolas Talbott Nic Talbott shares how he stayed in peak condition while fighting the ban on trans people in the armed forces so he could enlist and pursue a military career. In July 2017, then-President Donald Trump tweeted that the United States government would not permit transgender people to serve in the military, citing"tremendous medical costs" and"disruption" as justification. When that decision became o...

Nic Talbott shares how he stayed in peak condition while fighting the ban on trans people in the armed forces so he could enlist and pursue a military career.

As a result of this order, courageous transgender service members stationed across the globe no longer have to worry about facing discharge simply for being who they are and can instead focus solely on protecting our country. And enlistees like Nicolas Talbott, who trained in ROTC for years in preparation for military service, will finally be able to move forward with their lifelong dreams. Donald TrumpThe Hills Morning Report - Biden: Back to the future on immigration, Afghanistan, IranJuan Wi...

Three transgender Ohioans share experiences serving in, or trying to join, the military during Trump's ban of their service after Biden reversal

Nicolas Talbott believes the most capable, intelligent people should serve in the U.S. armed forces, no matter what they look like under their uniform. Its why the transgender man from Lisbon in northeast Ohio plans to join the military as an officer after he finishes his doctorate degree.   Talbott, 27,  is a masters student at Kent State University and has been trying to join the military for more than four years. Talbott talked to a recruiter shortly before former President Donald Trump�...

Joe Biden reverses Donald Trumps ban on transgender people in US military 26 Jan, 2021 12:19 AM 6 minutes to read President Biden delivers remarks and signs executive orders. Video / ABC News AP By: LOLITA C. BALDOR and ZEKE MILLER US President Joe Biden has signed an order reversing a Trump-era Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from serving in the military. The new order, which Biden signed in the Oval Office during a meeting with Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, overt...

President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order repealing the ban on transgender troops serving in the military. The January 25 action was announced by the White House shortly before the ceremonial swearing in of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Politico reported. Austin had supported the repeal of the ban, which was put into effect by former President Donald Trump. "I truly believe ... that if youre fit and youre qualified to serve and you can maintain the standards, you should be allow...