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Biden appoints trans vet to Defense Department transition team

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Shawn Skelly President-elect Joe Biden appointed a trans veteran to his Defense Department transition team signaling exactly what he thinks of Trump policies toward transgender service members.

Shawn Skelly, Biden’s appointee, worked in a number of defense and transportation roles in the Obama administration and was the first transgender veteran appointed by a president in 2013, according to the N.Y.

Daily News. In contrast, Trump banned trans service members from the military. While the ban is still being battled in court, Biden has indicated he would overturn the ban that was previously overturned during the Obama administration.

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