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US judge obstructs Trump’s army transgender prohibition
(MENAFN) A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order that prohibited transgender individuals from serving in the military. The order, issued in January 2017, banned transgender people from enlisting and required the Defense Department to identify and discharge service members diagnosed with or showing symptoms of gender dysphoria.
US District Judge Ana Reyes ruled on Tuesday that the ban violated the equal protection clause, calling it “soaked in animus” and discriminatory based on transgender status and sex. She criticized the order for being "unabashedly demeaning" and for stigmatizing transgender individuals as unfit for military service. Reyes, appointed by President Joe Biden, delayed her ruling until Friday to allow the Justice Department to challenge it at the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
The lawsuit against the executive order was filed by a group of active-duty transgender service members and individuals seeking to enlist, who argued the policy was unconstitutional. A Justice Department spokesperson criticized the ruling, describing it as an overreach by an activist judge. The spokesperson emphasized that the Department of Justice would continue to defend Trump’s executive actions, including the “Defending Women Executive Order.”
A senior US defense official noted that around 4,200 service members in the Army, National Guard, and reserves have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
US District Judge Ana Reyes ruled on Tuesday that the ban violated the equal protection clause, calling it “soaked in animus” and discriminatory based on transgender status and sex. She criticized the order for being "unabashedly demeaning" and for stigmatizing transgender individuals as unfit for military service. Reyes, appointed by President Joe Biden, delayed her ruling until Friday to allow the Justice Department to challenge it at the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
The lawsuit against the executive order was filed by a group of active-duty transgender service members and individuals seeking to enlist, who argued the policy was unconstitutional. A Justice Department spokesperson criticized the ruling, describing it as an overreach by an activist judge. The spokesperson emphasized that the Department of Justice would continue to defend Trump’s executive actions, including the “Defending Women Executive Order.”
A senior US defense official noted that around 4,200 service members in the Army, National Guard, and reserves have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
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