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Joe Biden overturns Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the US military
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order overturning Donald Trump’s controversial ban on transgender people joining the US military.
Key points:
- Former president Barack Obama first allowed trans people to serve in the military in 2016
- Donald Trump announced the ban on Twitter in 2017
- Researchers estimated in 2016 about 2,450 active US service members were transgender
Biden signed the executive order in the Oval Office flanked by Vice-President Kamala Harris, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff General Mark Milley.
“It’s simple: America is safer when everyone qualified to serve can do so openly and with pride,” Mr Biden said on Twitter after the signing.
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