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US President Trump signs memo to ban Obama-era plan to recruit transgenders in the military
Washington, Aug 26 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump signed a memo directing the US military not to accept transgender men and women as recruits, according to media reports on Saturday.
He signed the memorandum on Friday, which also stopped the use of government funds for sex-reassignment surgeries for active personnel , media reported.
This decision of President Trump reverses an Obama-era policy that was paving the way for advancements of rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the U.S. military.
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