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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country has signed an order to allow transgender persons to serve in military roles?
A
Singapore
B
USA
C
India
D
Pakistan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1974, the Netherlands was the first country to allow transgender military personnel. The United States has allowed transgender personnel to serve in the military under varying conditions since President Joe Biden signed an executive order that allowed them to do so.

Detailed explanation-2: -WASHINGTON – Transgender personnel and individuals with gender dysphoria who can meet the Army’s standards for military service can now serve openly in their self-identified gender, according to a new policy approved this month by the Army secretary.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rachel Levine to the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, officially becoming the first openly transgender four-star officer in the uniformed services and first female four-star admiral of USPHS.

Detailed explanation-4: -Prithika Yashini was born and brought up as (dead name) Pradeep Kumar, the son of a driver-tailor couple in Salem, Tamil Nadu. She had a difficult childhood where her parents took her to temples, doctors, astrologers to ‘set things right’.

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