Biden overturns Trump ban on transgender troops: White House

US President Joe Biden has overturned his predecessor Donald Trump’s ban on transgender personnel from serving in the US military, the White House says.

“Transgender servicemembers will no longer be subject to the possibility of discharge or separation on the basis of gender identity,” the White House says in a statement.

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