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- The fight for LGBTQ+ equality in the military has spanned decades.
- "Don't ask, don't tell" forced LGBTQ+ service members to remain closeted. It was repealed in 2010.
- Trump banned transgender individuals from serving in the military in 2017, but Biden overturned it.
LGBTQ+ individuals in the US have fought for equality in all areas of their lives, including the opportunity to serve their country in the military.
Even though the "blue discharges" of World War II and the "don't ask, don't tell" policy of the 1990s are things of the past, LGBTQ+ service members still face hurdles despite the progress of the last few decades.