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Transgender military ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to enforce a ban on openly trans-identified individuals serving in the U.S. military, lifting a lower court injunction.
Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson would have denied the application for a stay, according to the miscellaneous order issued in the case of United States, et al. v. Shilling, Commander, et al.
Following the order, the Pentagon issued orders that will effectively remove approximately 1,000 self-identified trans people from the armed forces. Those who are not openly trans have 30 days to remove themselves, according to the new directive.
While LGBT organizations were critical of the court’s order, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took to her X account to call it "Another MASSIVE victory in the Supreme Court."
"President Trump and Secretary [of Defense Pete Hegseth] are restoring a military that is focused on readiness and lethality — not DEI or woke gender ideology," tweeted Leavitt.
Of the approximately 2 million people in the service, there were about 4,240 troops diagnosed with gender dysphoria in active duty, National Guard and reserve service as of December, according to officials.
Jon Brown is a reporter for The Christian Post. Send news tips to jon.brown@christianpost.com
