Biden To Lift Transgender Military Ban In ‘Coming Days And Weeks’

President Joe Biden will lift the ban prohibiting transgender people from openly serving in the military, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a Wednesday statement according to NBC News.

Psaki said the reversal would be included in “additional executive actions” expected “in the coming days weeks,” according to NBC News. Previously, Biden pledged during the campaign to lift the ban on his first day in office.

Shortly after taking the oath of office, the president signed several executive orders, reversing several of former President Donald Trump’s policies. The orders included making the U. S. rejoin the Paris Climate Accords, mandate masks and social distancing on federal properties and vowed support for “unde... (Read more)

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