Trump's Transgender Military Ban: 5 Things You Need to Know
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President Donald Trump signed an official guidance last Friday that prohibits transgender individuals from serving in the United States military.
Reversing a policy that was first announced during the Obama administration, the guidance has garnered much controversy and, on Monday, a lawsuit.
Here are five things to know about the new guidance, including the military's hesitations about the Obama policy, other things banned by the guidance, and the lawsuit filed in response.