Two national LGBTQ legal organizations filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging Trump’s executive order barring transgender people from serving and enlisting in the military, reports NBC News.
The suit was filed on behalf of six active duty trans service members and two trans people seeking to enlist.
“This ban betrays fundamental American values of equal opportunity and judging people on their merit,” Jennifer Levi, the senior director of transgender and queer rights at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law), said in a statement. “It slams the door on qualified patriots who meet every standard and want nothing more than to serve their country, simply to appease a political agenda. That’s not just un-American, it makes our country weaker by pushing away talented service members who put their lives on the line every day for our nation.”
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