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A decade after don t ask, don t tell, LGBTQ veterans say they still feel the effects stripes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stripes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
First lifted in 2016, then reimposed in 2017, a ban impeding transgender people from serving in the U.S. military was reversed again Monday, by President Joe Biden.
This time, members of the local LGBTQ+ community hope the ban is gone for good. Moreover, some hope the early actions of the Biden administration will grow into a prolonged commitment to LGBTQ+ issues, including preventing discrimination and improving access to basic needs.
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âWe figured it would be a 10-year fight at least. Some people didnât think theyâd see it in their lifetime.â
â Landon Marchant, a policy fellow with Minority Veterans of America who has also been involved with SPART A, a group of current and former transgender servicemembers