Trailblazing lesbian judge Ana Reyes blocks Trump’s ban on trans people in the military

A federal judge has temporarily blocked president Donald Trump’s executive order which paved the way for transgender people to be banned from the military.

Ana Reyes, the first out LGBTQ+ person to serve as a district court judge in Washington DC, ruled on Tuesday (18 March) that the ban probably violates the service personnel’s constitutional rights.

Just days after returning to the White House, Trump signed the executive order, in which he claimed transgender service members’ identities “conflict with a soldier’s commitment to an honourable, truthful and disciplined lifestyle, even in one’s personal life”.

Secretary of defence Pete Hegseth then issued a policy, described by charities as “dangerous” and “discriminatory”, that would disqualify trans people and those with gender dysphoria from military service.

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