According to an internal Pentagon memo, U.S. service members who are transgender or have gender discomfort are prohibited from serving in the military unless they receive a waiver.
The memo, revealed in a court filing Wednesday night, details the Trump administration's new policies on transgender individuals. The policy points out that such service members may consider exemptions on a case-by-case basis if they have persuasive government benefits.”
“Gender discomfort is disqualified from military service members who have a current diagnosis or history or who have consistent symptoms,” the memo reads.
“Service members who have a history of sexual relocation or genital reconstruction surgery as a treatment for gender discomfort or treatment for transsexual change, or who have a history of sexual transition have been disqualified from military service,” the memo continues.
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The Internal Defense Department memo shows the Trump administration's new policies against transgender soldiers. (Getty Images)
The memo provides for many requirements that a Solider must meet to obtain an exemption.
Soldiers must exhibit “gender stability of service members” for the 36th consecutive month. Soldiers must demonstrate that they have never tried to transition to sex other than sex. Finally, soldiers should be willing to adhere to any standards related to gender.
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The Pentagon's transgender ban now faces legal challenges. Trump's Justice Department filed a complaint against the chairman's judge, Ana Reyes, accusing potential bias and misconduct.
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The letter was addressed to the Court of Appeals of Sri Srinivasan of the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals and signed by Attorney General Pam Bondy, Attorney General Chad Mizzel, Nicholas Talbott v. This incident was brought about by two LGBTQ groups Trump administration An executive order prohibiting transgender individuals from serving the US military.
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According to the complaint, the transcript “discloses several instances in which Judge Reyes' misconduct undermines the dignity of the case, demonstrates potential bias and raises serious concerns about his ability to impartially preside over the issue.” In addition to appearing to take the plaintiffs' side over issues with transgender service members, Reyes has made strange rants against a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law.
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This letter closes by requiring that “appropriate measures be taken to address these violations.” “To a minimum, this issue requires further investigation and determines whether these incidents represent patterns of fraud that require more significant corrective action.”
Jennifer Griffin and Jake Gibson of Fox News contributed to this report.
