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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 Hill's Morning Report - Biden: Back to the future on immigration, Afghanistan, IranJuan Williams: Biden flips the scriptThe Memo: Two months in, strong Biden faces steep climbsMORE first tw...

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. It's 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 master's 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’s July 2017 tweets saying he was banning transgender people from the military. “It’s been a ...

Joe Biden reverses Donald Trump's 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, overturns a ban ordered by former president Donald Trump in a tweet during his first year in office. It ...

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 you're fit and you're qualified to serve and you can maintain the standards, you should be allowed to serve," Austin told lawmakers during his confirmation hearing. "President Biden believes tha...