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'The clouds parted': Trans service members react to end of ban from military Jo Yurcaba © Provided by NBC News Navy Lt. Cmdr. Emily Shilling came out as transgender on April 14, 2019, two days after a Trump administration policy barring trans people from serving openly in the military took effect. The policy prevented trans people from enlisting, and it forced "non-exempt" service members like Shilling, who came out after the ban took effect, to continue serving as their assigned sex at birth. "It was kind of like 'don't ask, don't tell,'" she said. "I could be whoever I wan...

Transgender Troops ‘Elated’ After President Biden Revokes Trump Ban Tim Teeman © Provided by The Daily Beast Rikke Bahena The joy was audible in Paulo Batista’s voice. The 36-year-old from San Diego, California, wants to join the Navy. The significant obstacle that was former president Donald Trump’s ban on trans service people was now gone, revoked by an executive order issued by Joe Biden’s administration. “I’m just ecstatic today. I feel like I am walking on clouds,” Batista told The Daily Beast. “It’s a new…” He started laughing again, saying he...

In sprint to address LGBTQ rights, Biden reverses Trump-era ban on transgender people serving in the military

Biden Administration Dumps Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Pilar Melendez, Tim Teeman © Provided by The Daily Beast Spencer Platt/Getty President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order repealing the July 2017 ban on transgender people serving openly in the military. In a press release announcing the move, the Biden administration stated that “that all Americans who are qualified to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States should be able to serve.” “President Biden believes that gender identity should not be a bar to military service and that America�...

President Biden repeals Trump’s ban on transgender service members Advocates say Biden's executive order recognizes trans service members as an "integral part" of the U.S. military 40SHARES President Joe Biden — Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr In a long-awaited move for members of the LGBTQ military community, President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Monday that repeals the Trump administration’s prohibition on transgender Americans serving openly in the military. Under the Trump ban, the military could refuse to admit openly transgender recruits, and could move to discharge certa...