Dream of a Lifetime: Transgender Man Yearns to Join Military

Some transgender people who hoped to enlist in the military have moved on to other pursuits, but one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit refuses to give up on a career aspiration that dates to his childhood.

For almost a year, a Trump administration policy has been in place barring transgender Americans from enlisting.

But 26-year-old Nic Talbott of Ohio says he believes military service is the ideal career for him.

He keeps busy as a substitute teacher while pursing a graduate degree at Kent State University.

He is part of a pending lawsuit seeking to overturn the ban.

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