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Trump’s Transgender Troop Ban Marks the Dark Return of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

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There’s only one guaranteed way for transgender people to remain in the military after April 12: Pretend you aren’t transgender.

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is coming back.

That’s the only way to convey the urgency of what’s going to happen on April 12, when the Trump administration’s transgender

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