U.S. Supreme Court Authorizes Exclusion of Transgender Individuals from the Military

• Supreme Court upholds transgender military ban
• Executive order blocked by federal judge
• Only 0.2% of active-duty troops are transgender

The Supreme Court of the United States issued an order on Tuesday allowing President Donald Trump’s administration to exclude transgender individuals from serving in the military.

The decision came in the form of a brief order that will remain in effect while the case continues in the appeals court.

The measure was approved despite the dissent of the Court’s three liberal justices.

The ruling reverses a lower court decision that had blocked the exclusion of transgender people from military service.

U.S. Supreme Court Backs Transgender Military Ban

🇺🇸 The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump can move forward with banning transgender individuals from serving in the military. pic.twitter.com/yqzarjtq5t
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The controversy began shortly after Trump resumed the presidency in January, when he signed an executive order stating that transgender individuals would no longer be allowed to serve in the Armed Forces.

The order asserted that identifying with a gender different from one’s birth sex “conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle.”

According to the Trump administration, the policy was based on the belief that a person’s gender identity could negatively impact performance and the ability to meet the military’s strict standards.

To enforce the policy, the Pentagon classified gender dysphoria as a medical condition disqualifying transgender individuals from military service.

Supreme Court Decision and Its Implications

The Department of Defense argued that using pronouns inconsistent with one’s birth sex would hinder “the government’s ability to uphold high standards of readiness, lethality, cohesion, honesty, humility, uniformity, and integrity.”

However, transgender rights advocates have strongly condemned the policy.

According to a Pentagon report published in February, only 0.2% of active-duty military personnel identify as transgender.

At the end of March, a federal judge in the District of Columbia blocked the presidential order for the exclusion of transgender individuals from the military, ruling in favor of a lawsuit filed by six active-duty service members and two individuals seeking to enlist.

The plaintiffs argued that the order violated their constitutional rights.

The case will continue to work its way through the courts, while the Supreme Court’s decision remains in effect—potentially having a significant impact on the rights of transgender individuals in the United States.

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Source: EFE