Gay, transgender troops worry Trump’s Pentagon could roll back reforms

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The election of Donald Trump as president has some members of the LGBT community worried that the Pentagon under a Republican administration could rescind rules that have allowed gays and transgender troops to serve openly.

“We have heard from a number of our members and individuals that they are concerned that all the advancements we have made under the Obama administration could potentially be rolled back,” said Matt Thorn, executive director of OutServe, one the nation’s largest LGBT advocacy organization for the military community.

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