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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. on Feb. 10. Photo: Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe Pentagon plans to provide gender-affirming healthcare to transgender Americans serving in the military, as part of its on trans service members, press secretary John Kirby announced Wednesday. Why it matters: The Biden administration is returning to an Obama-era rule to cover medical costs for service members' gender transition as it engages in a broader effort to more vocally support the trans community.Details: The policies announced Wednesday, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity and provide a path for those in service to obtain medical treatment for their gender transition, go into effect in 30 days, Kirby said.Flashback: Biden signed an executive order shortly after taking office. Context: A 2016 RAND Corporation's found that military health system costs would increase anywhere between $2.4 million and $8.4 million per year if it were to provide transition-related care to transgender personnel. What they're saying: "Transgender Americans are patriots capable of doing anything anybody else does," Denny Meyer, national public affairs officer for TAVA, told Axios.President Biden issued a statement to formally celebrate Wednesday as Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), an international day first marked in 2009 as a way to commemorate trans lives and accomplishments. Why it matters: Biden is the first sitting U.S. president to issue a proclamation in observance of the day. It comes as a record number of state legislatures — predominately led by Republicans —&nbsp;introduce bills to regulate how trans youth play sports and receive gender-affirming healthcare. Over 50 bills in 28 states have been introduced this year that would exclude transgender youth from playing sports on teams that align with their gender identity.Driving the news: In the past three weeks alone, Republican governors from three states — , and — have signed such bills.The Department of State ordered non-essential diplomats and their families to depart Myanmar in a Tuesday statement, .Why it matters: The military junta that in February has killed hundreds of non-violent protesters during anti-coup demonstrations, and the State Department expects the civil unrest and violence to continue.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. on Feb. 10. Photo: Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe Pentagon plans to provide gender-affirming healthcare to transgender Americans serving in the military, as part of its on trans service members, press secretary John Kirby announced Wednesday. Why it matters: The Biden administration is returning to an Obama-era rule to cover medical costs for service members' gender transition as it engages in a broader effort to more vocally support the trans community.Details: The policies announced Wednesday, which...

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