State of California is Now a Plaintiff in Lawsuit Against Trump’s Transgender Military Ban, as Court Grants Attorney General Becerra’s Motion to Intervene

AG Becerra, NCLR, GLAD, and Equality California Note Significance of Court Granting the Opportunity to Consider Harm Being Inflicted Upon California’s 92,000 Transgender Residents

(CALIFORNIA, November 17, 2017)—In a significant development in the legal challenge to President Trump’s transgender military ban, last night the U.S. District Court for Central California granted Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s motion to intervene on behalf of the State of California in Stockman kont Trump, a case brought by Equality California and seven individual plaintiffs challenging the ban.

“Our state is home to more than 130,000 active duty military personnel, in addition to more than 56,000 members of the National Guard and Reserves,” said Attorney General Becerra. “We are ready to get to work to defend the rights of transgender service members and those who seek to enlist in our armed forces. In California, we stand together against discrimination and inequality. We look forward to joining as a co-plaintiff in this critically important lawsuit to defend the rights of Californians against President Trump’s prejudicial and discriminatory agenda.”

“This is an important development in the fight to stop Trump’s transgender military ban for good,” said Shannon Minter, Direktè Legal NCLR a. “In taking this action, the court recognized the crucial perspective our state with the largest military population brings to bear on the serious question it is being asked to address regarding the harms of this ban. We are grateful to Attorney General Becerra for joining us in this critical case.”

“Today we take another step forward in beating back Trump’s reckless ban,” said GLAD Transgender Rights Project Director Jennifer Levi. “It is incredibly significant to have the state of California – the most populous state in the nation — with us in this fight for service members, for those who wish to enlist, and for the stability and strength of the military.”

“We must stop Trump’s transgender military ban once and for all—too much is at stake for California, and for the nation,” said Equality California Executive Director Rick Zbur. “I want to thank Attorney General Becerra for joining in this effort to stop the ban, which discriminates against our state’s residents, has no rationale for being in place, and makes us less safe. Today’s action by the court makes us even more confident that it will rule decisively against the administration and their reckless policy.”

NCLR and GLAD serve as co-counsel in the case, filed on behalf of Equality California (EQCA) members and seven individual plaintiffs. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a motion to intervene on behalf of the State of California in an effort to protect the State and its 92,000 transgender residents from what he called a “patently discriminatory federal policy,” a motion the court granted earlier today.

Attorney General Becerra’s motion to intervene was based on several arguments, including that implementing Trump’s transgender military ban would:

Impede the California National Guard’s ability to recruit and retain members that would protect the State’s natural resources in times of need,
Force California to violate anti-discrimination laws and discriminate against its own residents in staffing the California National Guard, and
Threaten the State’s ability to safeguard public institutions of higher learning from discrimination in ROTC programs.

The National Guard has been deployed more than 40,000 times since September 11, 2001, and there are currently 18,000 service members in the California National Guard. The Governor of California is the Commander-in-Chief of the California National Guard and relies on it in times of state emergencies, such as the recent massive wildfires across wine country. In 2014, The Williams Institute estimated that 6,700 transgender Americans were serving in the National Guard across the 50 states and found that transgender Americans were twice as likely to be serving or have served in our nation’s military.

Simultaneous to granting the motion to intervene, the court moved the previously scheduled November 20 hearing in Stockman kont Trump to December 11, and requested additional briefing from the parties.

In addition to NCLR and GLAD, plaintiffs in Stockman kont Trump are represented by Latham and Watkins LLP.

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Egalite Kalifòni se pi gwo òganizasyon dwa sivil LGBTQ nan tout eta a. Nou pote vwa moun LGBTQ yo ak alye yo nan enstitisyon ki gen pouvwa nan Kalifòni ak atravè Etazini, n ap fè efò pou kreye yon mond ki an sante, jis, epi ki totalman egal pou tout moun LGBTQ yo. Nou fè pwogrè nan dwa sivil ak jistis sosyal lè nou enspire, defann epi mobilize atravè yon mouvman enklizif ki travay san pran souf pou moun n ap sèvi yo. www.EQCA.org

Atravè litij estratejik, defans politik piblik, ak edikasyon, Avoka ak defansè legal GLBTQ yo ap travay nan Nouvèl Angletè ak nan tout peyi a pou kreye yon sosyete jis, san diskriminasyon ki baze sou idantite ak ekspresyon sèks, estati VIH, ak oryantasyon seksyèl. www.GLAD.org

Sant Nasyonal pou Dwa Lesbyèn yo se yon òganizasyon legal nasyonal ki angaje nan fè pwomosyon dwa moun ak dwa sivil kominote lesbyèn, ge, biseksyèl ak transganr yo atravè litij, defans politik piblik ak edikasyon piblik. www.NCLRights.org

Agiman sou Entèdiksyon Transgenre nan Lame a Jodi a nan Tribinal Federal Maryland

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(WASHINGTON, DC, 9 novanm 2017)—Jodi a, Tribinal Distri Etazini pou Distri Maryland lan pral tande agiman oral yo nan Stone kont Trump, yon ka ACLU te depoze pou konteste entèdiksyon militè transganr Trump la. Nan dat 30 oktòb, Sant Nasyonal pou Dwa Lesbyèn (NCLR) ak GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) te ranpòte yon gwo viktwa nan Doe kont Trump, premye pwosè federal ki te depoze kont entèdiksyon an, lè yo te jwenn yon enjonksyon preliminè nan tout peyi a. NCLR ak GLAD te pibliye deklarasyon sa a pou sipòte agiman jodi a nan Stone kont Trump:

"Semèn pase a, nou te jwenn yon òd nasyonal ki bloke entèdiksyon Trump la," te di. Shannon Minter, Direktè Legal NCLR a"Kounye a, chak manm sèvis transjèn yo pwoteje, epi Ameriken transjèn kalifye ki vle anwole ka fè sa apati 1ye janvye 2018. Men, nou konnen batay sa a poko fini—chak tribinal federal ki deklare entèdiksyon sa a kont konstitisyon an ap fè nou pi pre yon fen pèmanan nan kochma sa a pou manm sèvis devwe ak kourajye nou yo. Pou kòlèg nou yo nan ACLU jodi a, nou kanpe avèk ou."

“Jou Veteran yo fè nou sonje dèt nou genyen anvè tout moun k ap sèvi yo – e sa gen ladan l manm sèvis transjèn ki te fè sakrifis pou peyi nou an,” te di Jennifer Levi, Direktè Pwojè Dwa Transjan GLAD la"Odyans jodi a nan Stone kont Trump bay tribinal federal yo yon lòt opòtinite byenveni pou yo repete sa nou konnen—ke entèdiksyon militè Prezidan Trump la pou moun transganr yo se diskriminatwa, li pa konstitisyonèl, epi li kontrè ak rezon militè."

Nan Doe kont Trump, NCLR ak GLAD te diskite ke entèdiksyon Trump la, ki te anonse pou premye fwa nan yon seri tweet, se iresponsab e diskriminatwa paske Ameriken transganr kalifye e konpetan ki vle anwole pa t kapab fè sa, epi manm sèvis transganr ki deja ap sèvi yo te imilye ak estigmatize, yo te refize ba yo swen sante, epi yo fè fas ak yon avni ensèten tankou pèt pwofesyon yo, mwayen pou yo viv, swen sante, ak retrèt apre militè yo te travay di pou yo touche a. Epi nan dat 30 oktòb, Jij Kollar-Kotelly nan Tribinal Distri Etazini pou Distri Columbia a te aksepte mosyon NCLR ak GLAD la pou yon òdinasyon preliminè nan tout peyi a.

NCLR ak GLAD te nan sant batay legal la pou konteste entèdiksyon militè Prezidan Trump la depi yo te depoze dosye li a. Doe kont Trump, premye nan kat ka yo te depoze kont entèdiksyon an, nan dat 9 out.

De òganizasyon yo se ko-avoka tou nan yon dezyèm pwosè k ap konteste entèdiksyon an, Stockman kont Trump, pote pa Egalite KalifòniAgiman oral nan Stockman kont Trump Sesyon an pwograme pou Madi 20 Novanm nan Tribinal Distri Etazini pou Distri Santral Kalifòni an.

Masterpiece Cakeshop kont Komisyon Dwa Sivil Kolorado a

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Nan dat 4 jen 2018, Lakou Siprèm Etazini an te ranvèse desizyon orijinal Komisyon Dwa Sivil Kolorado a sou baz espesifik pou Masterpiece Cakeshop ak ka sa a, li te jwenn ke komisyon an pa t aji avèk patipri lè l te premye konsidere ka a. Desizyon sa a aplike sèlman pou Masterpiece Cakeshop epi li pa pèmèt biznis menm jan an fè diskriminasyon an jeneral. Nan desizyon sa a, Lakou a te konfime enpòtans lwa ki pa gen diskriminasyon ak nesesite pou pwoteje moun LGBT yo kont diskriminasyon.

Nan dat 5 desanm 2017, Lakou Siprèm Etazini an te tande agiman oral nan ka sa a. Koute isit la oubyen li transkripsyon.

Nan dat 30 oktòb 2017, GLAD ak Sant Nasyonal pou Dwa LGBTQ (NCLR) te soumèt yon dokiman amikus. ankouraje Lakou Siprèm Etazini an pou konfime desizyon Lakou Apèl Kolorado a an 2014 ki te di Masterpiece Cakeshop te diskrimine ilegalman kont yon koup omoseksyèl..

Ka sa a konsène David Mullins ak Charlie Craig, ki te vizite Masterpiece Cakeshop an 2012, ak manman Charlie, pou kòmande yon gato pou resepsyon maryaj yo. Pwopriyetè boulanjri a, Jack Phillips, te enfòme yo ke li pa t kapab vann yo yon gato pou maryaj yo paske, dapre kwayans relijye li yo, li te kapab sèlman vann gato maryaj bay koup ki gen sèks diferan.

David ak Charlie te depoze yon plent bay Komisyon Dwa Sivil Kolorado a, ki te jwenn ke boulanjri a te vyole lalwa anti-diskriminasyon Kolorado a. Boulanjri a pa nye politik li genyen pou refize sèvis bay koup omoseksyèl k ap chèche gato maryaj, epi li deklare ke li gen yon dwa konstitisyonèl pou fè sa ki baze sou rezon relijye ak libète lapawòl.

Dokiman GLAD ak NCLR soumèt la deklare ke lwa anti-diskriminasyon tankou lwa Kolorado a "chèche asire sitwayen yo aksè ak jwisans egal de eleman fondamantal pou patisipasyon konplè nan lavi sivik la: aksè a kay, travay ak lojman piblik," epi ke egzanpsyon anba lwa anti-diskriminasyon boulanjri a ap chèche a "pral ale pi lwen pase lavi moun LGBT yo pou l fè pitit yo, fanmi yo ak zanmi yo mal."

Egzanpsyon boulanjri a ap chèche a "ta febli objektif konvenkan lwa sou lojman piblik yo, ki te antre an vigè dapre rekonesans ke diskriminasyon yo entèdi a prive moun de diyite yo epi li refize sosyete a benefis yon patisipasyon laj nan lavi politik, ekonomik ak kiltirèl. Nou ankouraje Tribinal la pou l rejte yon règ ki ta konstitisyonèlize yon nouvo dwa pou antrepriz komèsyal yo fè diskriminasyon kont moun akoz manm yo nan yon gwoup patikilye."

Kòm yon nasyon, nou te deside lontan ke biznis ki ouvè pou piblik la ta dwe ouvè pou tout moun sou menm kondisyon yo, e sa gen ladan kliyan ki lesbyèn, ge, biseksyèl, oswa transganr. Pèsonn pa ta dwe refize yon biznis, refize sèvis, revoke nan travay yo, oswa mete deyò nan kay yo tou senpleman poutèt kiyès yo ye.

Se ACLU a ki te depoze ka sa a, epi yo te ekri dokiman amicus curiae a avèk asistans Pierce Atwood LLP.

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GLAD Staff Attorney Allison Wright was recently awarded the distinguished Lavender Rhino Award by the History Project, the only organization focused exclusively on documenting, preserving, and sharing the history of Boston’s LGBTQ communities. Named after one of the early symbols of the Gay Liberation Movement, the Lavender Rhino Award is presented to an emerging activist or organization whose impact on the LGBTQ community deserves recognition. Below, in an excerpt from her acceptance speech, Allison reflects on what this award means – both to her and the clients for whom she perseveres.

I am so grateful to the History Project and feel very honored to accept this prestigious award. But the truth is, I feel very undeserving of this award. I feel undeserving because there were many moments in the last five and a half years that I wanted to or did give up fighting for justice. I’ve struggled with being the only Black attorney at GLAD and living in one of the whitest parts of this country. There were times I wanted to quit and other times when I wasn’t sure if I wanted to be a lawyer at all.

My fatigue with working in this movement stems from resistance to change.

The LGBTQ movement is in desperate need of a makeover. We need more attorneys of color working in this movement. We need more people of color in leadership positions. We need to accept that racial and economic justice are LGBTQ issues, and most importantly, we need to be open to thinking differently about how we do our legal work with communities of color.

Unwillingness to make these changes is what will keep the LGBTQ movement from tackling some of our most urgent issues that strike at the heart of poverty and racism, which impacts so many LGBTQ people of color. Now more than ever, we need our white allies to speak out, act up, sometimes step aside to make room for people of color, and be open to change.

It is my hope for a more evolved LGBTQ movement, my love for my Black and Brown queer folks, especially my clients, and the unwavering support from my partner of the last five years – plus a little love from our four -year-old chihuahua, Sofie, that has kept me going over the last five and a half years.

I am still pursuing my dream of being a bad ass litigator because of my former client, a Black transgender 19-year-old woman who suffered chronic homelessness for most of her teenage life, and had the courage to stand up to a homeless shelter that denied her equal services.

I have not given up because my former client. an LGBTI activist from Uganda, risked his life and his safety to fight for his people.

I still fight because the mother of my Black transgender client knew that her daughter was being treated differently at school because of her race and gender.

I stay in this fight because my Latinx client whose personal struggles with addiction, homelessness, and poverty did not stop them from challenging a religiously-affiliated non-profit service organization’s differential treatment of queer people of color.

I accept this award for my clients whose resiliency and courage to stand up for themselves and others led to change not only for them but for others in similar circumstances.

By accepting this award, I am also making a promise to myself and to my queer POC family, that although I may get tired or angry, lost and dismayed, I will never stop advocating for us.

Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital

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In October of 2017 GLAD and the National Center for LGBTQ Rights (NCLR), along with 8 other LGBT and civil rights groups submitted an amicus brief urging the United States Supreme Court to grant cert in Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital. The case involves the harassment and effective termination of Jameka Evans from her job as a hospital security guard, because she is a lesbian.

At issue is the interpretation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and whether the prohibition against sex-based discrimination can be used to protect gay, lesbian and bisexual people against sexual orientation discrimination.

The brief submitted by GLAD, NCLR, and others states:

“In the absence of guidance from this Court, the courts of appeals have developed a fractured and unworkable approach to sex discrimination claims brought by gay, lesbian, and bisexual employees—one premised on a false distinction between discrimination based on sexual orientation and discrimination based on failure to conform to sex stereotypes. As amici explain here, that distinction is fundamentally arbitrary and impossible to apply with any degree of consistency or fairness.”

The case has been brought by Lambda Legal, and the amicus brief was written by Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. GLAD and NCLR submitted the brief along with the Anti-Defamation League, Family Equality Council, Freedom for All Americans, Human Rights Campaign, Legal Aid Society, the Mazzoni Center, OutServe-SLDN, Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders, and the Trevor Project.

On the Same Day, Trump Administration Lands Two Punches Against Trans Community: Pushing Courts to Ignore Transgender Military Ban and Rolling Back Federal Employment Discrimination Protections for Transgender Americans

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Latest Discriminatory Actions, Taking Place Within Hours of One Another, Double Down on Efforts to Degrade LGBT Community

Washington, D.C. – The Trump administration today landed two punches against transgender Americans, first asking the courts to dismiss a legal challenge to President Trump’s ban on military service by transgender people, and then separately rolling back important employment discrimination protections for transgender workers across the country. Taken together, the two actions reinforce an agenda focused on promoting discrimination against some of the nation’s most vulnerable communities, and underscore the importance of the judiciary now more than ever – as one of the only backstops to an administration committed to dismantling rights and protections for LGBT people. The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) spoke out against the Department of Justice’s first punch against transgender Americans, following DOJ’s late-night response yesterday in Doe kont Trump, the first of four cases filed to stop President Trump’s transgender military ban, on which NCLR and GLAD are co-counsel. In the government’s mosyon pou ranvwaye ka a epi opoze demann demandè yo pou èd ijans, the Trump administration falsely claimed transgender individuals have not yet suffered harm from this policy. GLAD and NCLR, who are set to respond to the government’s motions in court later this month, reiterated the compelling need to put an immediate halt to the ban: transgender Americans seeking to enlist are not able to do so, and currently-serving transgender servicemembers have been demeaned and stigmatized, denied health care, and are facing the loss of their professions, livelihoods, health care, and the post-military retirement they have worked hard to earn. “The government’s response reads like pure fiction,” said Jennifer Levi, Direktè Pwojè Dwa Transjan GLAD la. “It states a fantasy that the President’s announcement of a ban on military service for transgender people has changed nothing. That’s simply not true. Every day this reckless ban stays in place, our military strength is diminished and our country is less safe for it. We are optimistic the Court will see through this smokescreen and halt the ban.” “The President’s attack on transgender service members who have dedicated their lives to serving our country is unconscionable. Rather than even attempting to defend it, the DOJ is asking the court to turn a blind eye to the devastation the President has caused in the lives of real people and real families,” said Shannon Minter, Direktè Legal NCLR a. “Because of the President’s ban, smart, dedicated, and idealistic young people like our plaintiffs Regan Kibby and Dylan Kohere are barred from fulfilling their dreams of military service. And transgender people who are already serving have been told that their skills, training, and years of dedicated service are not valued. The ban has left them scrambling to make new plans for their futures, just as it has undermined our nation’s security. This is the exact opposite of how military policy should be made.” Just hours following DOJ’s response (which was filed at nearly midnight with the courts), news reports surfaced revealing DOJ’s reversing of policy that protects transgender workers from discrimination under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as outlined in a memo circulated internally at the Department yesterday. “The administration’s focus on attacking and degrading transgender people is reaching a fever pitch,” said Levi. “Today’s developments illuminate just how far-reaching and relentless this unprecedented effort to roll back basic protections for LGBT people will be.” Minter added, “Every day, it becomes more clear that the courts are one of the few checks on this accelerating agenda of blatant discrimination, which is why as Trump doubles down on his attack of LGBT people, we are doubling down on our legal strategy.” NCLR and GLAD have been at the center of the legal fight challenging Trump’s military ban since filing Doe kont Trump on August 9 on behalf of five transgender servicemembers. In the weeks since, NCLR and GLAD filed an August 31 motion nan Bichon fi asking the court to immediately block the president’s policy and added two named plaintiffs who have had their plans for a career in military service thwarted by the ban – Regan Kibby, a Midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy and Dylan Kohere, a first-year student at University of New Haven in West Haven, Connecticut and member of the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program. The two organizations are also co-counsel in a second suit challenging the ban, Stockman kont Trump, brought by Equality California. Former and current military leaders strongly oppose the ban. Just last week, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, Jr. said that anyone who meets the high standards of the military should be able to serve. Six former military leaders have lent their voices in Doe kont Trump and other legal cases against the ban, including former Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning, the only person to hold senior leadership roles in each of the three military departments and who led the Army during the year-long review of the military’s policy toward transgender servicemembers, and retired Admiral and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen. Some of the nation’s most senior military leaders have expressed their strong concern about the negative effects of Trump’s ban on military readiness, national security, and morale. The government’s perpetuation of the false narrative that no one is being harmed by this ban underscores the need for the court to intervene and provide emergency relief now.

Stockman kont Trump

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GLAD and NCLR are co-counsel in Egalite Kalifòni‘s lawsuit challenging the transgender military ban, Stockman kont Trump. Equality California is a plaintiff in the suit together with seven individual plaintiffs who are currently serving or have taken steps to enlist.

The three organizations filed a mosyon pou yon enjonksyon preliminè on October 2, 2017, in the U.S. District Court for Central California to immediately stop the ban and prevent “further irreparable harm” to transgender Americans who are currently serving in the military or have been barred from enlisting. GLAD and NCLR previously filed a motion for preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Doe kont Trump, the first of four lawsuits across the country filed against the Trump Administration’s transgender military ban.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion to dismiss and a motion opposing emergency relief in Stockman kont Trump on October 23. GLAD, EQCA, and NCLR slammed the government’s response for ignoring the harms this dangerous policy is inflicting on our nation’s service members and transgender individuals who want to enlist but can’t. Li plis.

Plaintiffs filed a response to the Government’s Motion to Dismiss on November 6. A hearing was scheduled in Stockman kont Trump on November 20.

On April 25, 2018, GLAD and NCLR filed our opposition to a Trump-Pence Administration request to dissolve the nationwide preliminary injunction that U.S. District Court Judge Jesus G. Bernal issued on December 22, 2017.

On September 18, 2018, Judge Bernal refize the Government’s motion to dissolve the nationwide preliminary injunction.

Also see www.notransmilitaryban.org for the latest information.

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Order denying Government’s Motion to Dissolve the Preliminary Injunction, 9/18/18

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Like you, I am still reeling from the vile displays of racism, anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and hate by white supremacists and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville this weekend.

GLAD is fighting back. But we won’t be fighting alone. And neither will you.

GLAD’s strategic plan, Justice 2020, prioritizes racial and economic equality. And we are proud to be part of a movement of civil rights organizations committed to fighting for true justice for all.

The GLAD staff and I compiled this short list of partner organizations doing important work specifically combating racism, anti-Semitism, and Islamophobia. We welcome you to take a look and find out what you can do to counter the hate we continue to witness from around the country.

The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) works to stop the defamation of the Jewish people, and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) works to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

Define American is a non-profit media and culture organization that uses the power of story to transcend politics and shift the conversation about immigrants, identity, and citizenship in a changing America.

Indivisible provides resources you can use to organize in your own community – and can help you find an event or rally near you this week.

GLAD firmly believes that an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. This is not normal. This cannot be who we become. We must denounce extremism immediately, explicitly and collectively. We must stand as one justice movement.

Together, we will resist hate not only in Charlottesville, but everywhere it rears its ugly head.

Doe kont Trump

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Viktwa: Nan dat 25 janvye 2021, Prezidan Biden te pibliye yon lòd egzekitif pou leve entèdiksyon sou sèvis militè transganr. Depi administrasyon k ap kite a te kòmanse aplike entèdiksyon an nan mwa avril 2019, manm sèvis transganr devwe yo te resevwa menas pou yo revoke yo, epi Ameriken transganr kalifye yo te entèdi pou yo anwole, patisipe nan ROTC, oswa ale nan akademi militè yo. Li deklarasyon konplè a nan notransmilitaryban.org.

Mizajou 24 Out 2018 – Jij Distri Federal Colleen Kollar-Kotelly jodi a te pibliye yon desizyon bay administrasyon Trump la lòd pou divilge enfòmasyon sou desizyon li te pran pou entèdi twoup transjèn ki kalifye otreman nan sèvis militè nan Doe kont Trump, Ka GLAD ak NCLR a ki konteste entèdiksyon militè transganr administrasyon Trump la.

Jij Kollar-Kotelly te refize tou mosyon tou de pati yo pou rezolisyon konplè ka a. Nan desizyon li a, jij Kollar-Kotelly te di ke gouvènman an te refize pwodui dokiman ki gen rapò ak desizyon li te pran pou ranvèse politik ki egziste deja a epi eskli moun transganr yo nan sèvis militè a. Li plis

Mizajou 6 Out 2018 – Jij Colleen Kollar-Kotelly te demanti jodi a mosyon administrasyon Trump la pou ranvwaye ka NCLR ak GLAD la Doe kont Trump, premye pwosè ki depoze pou konteste entèdiksyon militè transganr Trump-Pence a epi premye a ki jwenn yon òd preliminè pou anpeche entèdiksyon an antre an vigè pandan tribinal la ap tande ka a. Jij Kollar-Kotelly te refize tou mosyon administrasyon Trump la pou anile òd preliminè a, ki ta mete karyè prèske tout plizyè milye sòlda transganr ki sèvi kounye a an danje epi ki ta pèmèt administrasyon Trump la kòmanse aplike entèdiksyon an. Jij Kollar-Kotelly poko pran yon desizyon sou mosyon demandè yo pou jijman somè, ki ta rezoud ka a lè yo bay yon jijman final ki deklare ke entèdiksyon an pa konstitisyonèl epi li pa ka aplike. Li plis

Mizajou 22 jen 2018 – GLAD ak NCLR te depoze repons nou an pou sipòte Mosyon Kontrè nou an pou Jijman Somè nan Doe kont TrumpSi jij Kollar-Kotelly pran yon desizyon an favè demandè yo, desizyon sa a ta bloke nèt entèdiksyon militè transganr Trump-Pence a pou l pa janm pran efè. Dokiman jodi a demanti tantativ administrasyon an pou "fè reyalite a pase pou yon lòt bagay apa de sa li ye klèman: yon plan pou asire ke okenn moun transganr pa sèvi nan Fòs Ame Nasyon nou an 'nan okenn kapasite'". Repons demandè yo se dènye repons lan. nan yon seri dokiman sa dwe rive anvan jij Kollar-Kotelly detèmine si li ka bay yon desizyon pèmanan pou bloke entèdiksyon an.

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Mizajou 11 me 2018 – Moun ki pote plent pou entèdiksyon militè transganr nan Doe kont Trump depoze yon mosyon kwa pou jijman somè nan Tribinal Distri Etazini pou Distri Kolonbi. Mosyon demandè yo deklare ke reyalite san diskisyon montre entèdiksyon an, ki gen ladan l règleman aplikasyon Mattis 23 mas la, vyole dwa yo pou Pwoteksyon Egal ak Pwosesis Jis, epi ke tribinal la ta dwe bay yon deklarasyon pèmanan ak yon mezi pou anpeche entèdiksyon Trump-Pence a janm aplike.

Demandan yo te depoze mosyon separe tou opoze mosyon administrasyon an pou ranvwaye ka a epi pou anile òdinasyon preliminè nasyonal la te pibliye 30 oktòb 2017 pa jij distri Colleen Kollar-Kotelly nan Tribinal Distri Etazini pou Distri Columbia a.

Deklarasyon Sipò Depoze 11 Me 2018:

Deklarasyon Josh Safer, MD, FACP, Prezidan Asosyasyon Pwofesyonèl Etazini pou Sante Transjèn (USPATH)

Deklarasyon George R. Brown, MD, DFAPA

Deklarasyon Brad Carson, ansyen Sou-Sekretè Defans par entèrim pou Pèsonèl ak Preparasyon

Deklarasyon Lauren Milgroom, an sipò Deklarasyon sou Fè Materyèl ki pa Konteste yo

Agiman prensipal ki soti nan dokiman demandè yo te depoze nan dat 11 me 2018 la:

Entèdiksyon militè Trump-Pence pou moun transganr yo nuizib pou preparasyon militè a lè li eskli yon fason irasyonèl manm sèvis transganr ki kalifye yo.
"Plan Mattis" administrasyon Trump la nan dat 23 mas la eskli moun transganr yo nan sèvis la sou baz sitiyasyon transganr yo, olye de sou okenn baz medikal.
"Plan Mattis" la se menm entèdiksyon kategorik sou sèvis trans ke Prezidan Trump te tweete malgre swadizan "eksepsyon" li pou moun transganr ki sèvi nan sèks nesans yo. Menm jan yon politik ki egzije Mizilman yo sèvi nan lame a sèlman si yo renonse lafwa yo ta yon entèdiksyon sou sèvis militè pou Mizilman yo, yon politik ki egzije moun transganr yo sèvi nan sèks nesans yo se yon entèdiksyon sou sèvis militè pou moun transganr yo. Li sanble tou ak agiman ki te echwe anvan an, ke tribinal yo te rejte tout bon vre, ke lwa ki limite maryaj sèlman pou koup gason-fi pa t fè diskriminasyon kont moun omoseksyèl paske yon moun omoseksyèl te kapab marye ak yon moun ki gen sèks opoze a.
Dokiman pwòp administrasyon Trump la, ke yo te jwenn grasa dekouvèt, montre ke pwosesis ki te mennen nan "Plan Mattis" la te antreprann espesyalman pou pwodui yon politik ki konsistan avèk entèdiksyon total Trump te mete sou sèvis transganr. Olye pou l bay yon rezon valab pou trete moun transganr yo yon fason diferan, plan an apiye sou estereyotip sou sèks ak jeneralizasyon laj sou wòl ak kapasite moun transganr yo.
Eskli kandida kalifye ak anfòm nan sèvis la baze sou jeneralizasyon jeneral ki baze sou gwoup se irasyonèl. Pa egzanp, depresyon, enkyetid ak swisid pi komen nan mitan moun blan pase moun nwa, men militè a pa entèdi moun blan nan sèvis la. Epi fanm yo gen de fwa plis chans pase gason pou soufri twoub enkyetid, men militè a pa eskli fanm nan sèvis la.
Agiman defandè yo sou koyezyon inite a rezime a yon reklamasyon ke "senpleman paske yo egziste konsa, moun transganr yo febli estanda ki baze sou sèks." Si "reklamasyon sa a te sifi pou jistifye entèdiksyon moun transganr yo nan sèvis militè, li ta jistifye tou esklizyon yo nan nenpòt, ak tout, enstitisyon ki kenbe kritè ki baze sou sèks pou etablisman yo, tankou lekòl, lye travay, lojman piblik, ak plis ankò"—yon bagay tribinal atravè peyi a te repete rejte.

Yon liy dwat soti nan tweet Prezidan Trump yo rive nan "Plan Mattis" la pou aplike entèdiksyon an.

(paj ki soti nan Deklarasyon an Enfòmasyon materyèl ki pa gen kontestasyon)

Li plis sou dosye sa a. (plis…)

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Donald Trump’s disgraceful tweets this week threatening to ban transgender people from military service have me hopping mad.

How dare he disparage brave men and women who courageously step forward to defend this country?

I want you to know: GLAD will defend transgender service members targeted by this administration for unfair treatment.

We are working right now with our partners at NCLR to explore all legal options and intend to act swiftly. But we need to hear from you now.

If you or someone you know are or could be affected by a change in military policy, contact us today.

We won’t let Trump get away with disrespecting the thousands of transgender people who serve this nation with honor and distinction.

These are rough times. Today, our family and friends in uniform are under attack. Who knows who will be next? But GLAD is in this fight for the long haul.

Together we will resist any attack this administration attempts on our community.