ACLU Asks Judge to Temporarily Halt Trump Trans Soldier Ban
- Transgender soldiers are already being harmed, ACLU argued
- Trump in August gave the military six months to craft a ban
Protesters hold signs condemning the ban on transgender service members in Washington, D.C., on July 26, 2017.
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The American Civil Liberties Union asked a judge to temporarily stop the U.S. from enforcing any aspect of President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender soldiers serving in the military until the issue is resolved by the courts.
Trump’s Aug. 25 directive ordered the military to immediately stop paying for transition-related medical expenses, unless a service member’s health was in jeopardy. The ACLU suit, and another by the Human Rights Campaign in Seattle, claim the plan violates the Equal Protection clause of the Constitution.