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Transgender people working in U.S. government see peril under Trump

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An estimated 15,000 transgender people work in the military alone.

They say acceptance and support has surged in recent years .

Fears grew with the nomination of a Fox TV host, Pete Hegseth , as secretary of defense .

Two transgender women in the State Department said after the election they no longer wanted to be identified.

The military and other federal agencies have often become national testing grounds in matters of inclusion and diversity.

Today , the State Department has teams dedicated to advocating for LGBTQ+ rights abroad.

It is not clear these programs would continue under Trump and his nominee for secretary of State , Sen. Marco Rubio (R- Fla. ).