The Trump administration faced a skeptical panel of federal judges in a hearing regarding its attempt to reinstate a military service ban on transgender individuals. The DOJ argued that transgender people could serve if they did not transition or identify as transgender. Judge Pillard criticized this stance, pointing out its inherent contradictions. Plaintiffs' attorney Shannon Minter asserted that framing the issue as if some transgender individuals could serve in their birth sex is misleading, emphasizing that it undermines the very essence of being transgender.
Pillard called out the ban's core contradiction: "Someone who has never been diagnosed with gender dysphoria but who has transitioned is explicitly banned," she said. "It's clearly banning all transgender persons."
Minter dismantled the premise that some transgender people might willingly serve in their birth sex. "It's gaslighting. It's a pretense. It's a dodge."
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