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From left, transgender military members Navy Lt. Cmdr. Blake Dremann, Army Capt. Alivia Stehlik, Army Capt. Jennifer Peace and Army Staff Sgt. Patricia King, listen to an emotional committee member Rep. Debra Haaland, D-N.M., relate to the witnesses about her daughter who is gay during a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 27, 2019. This was the first-ever hearing in which transgender military members have openly testified in Congress. the associated press The Gazette file

Biden reverses Trump ban on transgender people in military President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, in Washington. AP Photo President Joe Biden meets with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, Vice President Kamala Harris, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, left, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Evan Vucci Modified: 1/25/2021 2:31:37 PM WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed an order Monday reversing a Trump-era Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals...

“This is the right thing to do,” Austin said in a written statement after the order was signed. “It is also the smart thing to do.” The order revokes Trump’s 2017 and 2018 orders banning transgender military service and directs the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security, under which the Coast Guard falls, to ensure all policies are consistent with Biden’s order, according to the fact sheet. It also immediately bans involuntary separations, discharges and denials of reenlistment based on gender identity. Troops will be able to serve in their gender identity when they complete...

Biden reverses Trump's ban on transgender people in military By Lolita C. Baldor and Zeke Miller Published  WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed an order Monday 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 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, overturns a ban ordered by President Donald Trump in a tweet during his first year in office. It immediately prohibits any service member from being forced out of the military on the basis of gender identity. Biden'...

President Joe Biden reverses Trump administration ban on transgender people in military Updated Jan 25, 2021; President Joe Biden signed an order Monday 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 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, overturns a ban ordered by President Donald Trump in a tweet during his first year in office. It immediately prohibits any service member from being forced out of the military on the basis of gender identity. The decision come...