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Trump's controversial transgender troop ban takes effect

The US Supreme Court ruled in January 2019 that US President Donald Trump's restrictions on transgender military members could take effect pending the outcome of ongoing litigation. [AFP]

US President Donald Trump's controversial ban on transgender Americans in the military came into force on Friday following a protracted legal battle that went all the way to the nation's top court.

Trump's administration has insisted that there is "too great a risk to military effectiveness and lethality" to allow transgender people to serve -- reversing a policy enacted under his predecessor Barack Obama.

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