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A trans college student lost his ROTC scholarship. Caitlyn Jenner stepped in to help

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  • Rising sophomore Map Pesqueira dreamed of serving in the US military and received a three-year ROTC scholarship to study at the University of Texas at Austin.
  • Pesqueira began medically transitioning in 2018, barring him from service and causing him to lose his scholarship under President Donald Trump’s transgender military ban.
  • Olympian Caitlyn Jenner presented Pesqueira with a $25,000 check to help further his education.
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Map Pesqueira, a 19-year-old rising sophomore at the University of Texas at Austin, was set for a career in the military until President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender soldiers took read more >>>

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com