On Tuesday, six active-duty service members who identify as transgender sued President Donald Trump in federal court over his newly signed executive order banning trans-identifying individuals from serving in the military.
According to a report by the New York Post, the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Washington, D.C., federal court, claims that the ban “discriminates against Plaintiffs based on their sex and based on their transgender status, without lawful justification, in violation of the Equal Protection component of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.”
The executive order in question contends that “transgender people’s sexuality conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle” and negatively impacts military readiness.
The order, titled “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness,” rescinds President Biden’s…
