reversed one of the most discriminatory and irrational policies of the Trump administration: the ban on transgender people serving in the military.
This is not only a massive shift in tone but a fulfillment of a promise that President Joe Biden made during his campaign to the LGBTQ community and that Defense Secretary Austin personally made to me.The ban was an arbitrary policy — one that, instead of solving a problem, created one, as transgender service members were thrown into a state of limbo and potential recruits were turned away and denied the opportunity to serve their country.