The judge said the interim injunction would remain until March 21 to allow the administration to appeal.
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order, attempting to eliminate individuals with gender identities that contradict their gender from military service.
US District Judge Ana Reyes granted a temporary injunction in favour of a group of active-duty veterans who challenged Trump’s orders, saying the order could infringe their constitutional rights and cause irreparable harm to them.
The judge said the interim injunction would remain until March 21 to allow the administration to appeal.
Reyes said the plaintiff’s service record “trans people can have the mental, physical and mental health of warriors, selflessness, integrity and discipline to ensure military excellence.”
“The plaintiffs have “make America safer,” they acknowledge. So why discharge them and other decorated soldiers?
The Epoch Times contacted the White House for comment but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
“It is not based on legitimate government purposes, but the ban reflects hostility towards trans people because of transgender status,” the plaintiff wrote in a court filing.
According to the order, the pursuit of these standards cannot be diluted to accommodate political agendas or other ideologies that are detrimental to unit cohesion.
We also cited “Medical, Surgical, and Mental Health Constraints for Gender-Inflicted Disorder Patients” and the Department of Defense (DOD) policy to assure that service members are “(f) REEs of physical defects that may be reasonably necessary that excessive time is lost from obligation for necessary treatment or hospitalization.”
The order directed the Secretary of Defense within 60 days to end what was called “pronoun use based on invented identification,” an inaccurate reflection of the gender of an individual.
This order also requires separation of male and female service members in sleep, exchange and bathing facilities.
The note states that the Pentagon must create and implement steps by March 26 to identify troops with a current diagnosis or history of gender discomfort.
Catabella Roberts and Reuters contributed to the report.
