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Silicon Valley sours over Trump’s transgender military ban

By Melissa Quinn
Published July 30, 2017 4:01am ET
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Silicon Valley sours over Trump’s transgender military ban
When broken down along partisan lines, Democrats are much more on board with transgender people in the military. Eighty-three percent say they should be allowed. Forty-nine percent of Republicans, however, say they should be barred from doing so. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) | Jacquelyn Martin

President Trump’s decision to ban transgender people from the military is putting him at odds with technology companies and could create tensions even as his administration continues working to make inroads with Silicon Valley.

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