Transgender Troops To Be Separated From Military In New Pentagon Directive
The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted the Trump administration to move forward with its ban on transgender individuals serving in the military, even as ongoing legal challenges continue to work through the courts.
The policy, which effectively bars most transgender people from enlisting or serving openly, was allowed to take effect despite opposition from lower courts. The Supreme Court’s three liberal justices dissented, saying they would have kept the ban on hold.
President Donald Trump initiated the policy early in his second term, part of a broader effort to roll back protections for transgender individuals. In an executive order, the administration claimed that a transgender service member’s sexual identity “conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one’s personal life,” arguing it undermines military readiness. (Newsweek)