Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the judge who ruled that the Pentagon must allow transgender troops should report to military bases. (REUTERS/Yves Herman)
The president's order said that "beyond the hormonal and surgical medical interventions involved, adoption of a gender identity inconsistent with an individual’s sex conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one's personal life."
In her ruling, the judge said Trump's order contains language that is "unabashedly demeaning," adding that the policy "stigmatizes transgender persons as inherently unfit."
Hegseth responded to the ruling on the social media platform X.
PENTAGON TO APPEAL JUDGE'S DECISION BLOCKING TRANSGENDER BAN, HEGSETH SAYS
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the judge "can report to Fort Benning at 0600 to instruct our Army Rangers on how to execute High Value Target Raids." (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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"The court knows that this opinion will lead to heated public debate and appeals. In a healthy democracy, both are positive outcomes," Reyes wrote. "We should all agree, however, that every person who has answered the call to serve deserves our gratitude and respect."
"Indeed, the cruel irony is that thousands of transgender servicemembers have sacrificed – some risking their lives – to ensure for others the very equal protection rights the Military Ban seeks to deny them," the judge added, noting that the defendants, on the other hand, "have not shown they will be burdened by continuing the status quo pending this litigation, and avoiding constitutional violations is always in the public interest."
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