Advocacy groups are set to file a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order for the Pentagon to revise its policy on transgender troops, likely leading to a ban on their service. This legal challenge mirrors previous battles fought against Trump's first administration's ban on transgender troops.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Miami to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. WASHINGTON — Advocacy groups are set to file the first lawsuit Tuesday challenging President Donald Trump ’s executive order for the Pentagon to revise its policy on transgender troops , likely setting up ban on their service in the armed forces.
Trump’s new order, signed Monday, claims the sexual identity of transgender service members “conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle” and is harmful to military readiness. It requires Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to issue a revised policy.
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