Biden Ends Military’s Transgender Ban, Part of Broad Discrimination Fight

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The action reverses a Trump administration move, and came less than a week after the new president issued another wide-ranging civil rights executive order.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/us/politics/biden-military-transgender.html

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