A Biden-appointed federal judge demanded that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses withdraw the X-post at a hearing Wednesday, with the X-post being withdrawn on his policy to restrict transgender forces in the military.
Washington, D.C., District Court Judge Ana Reyes requested that Heggs be removed by Monday amid a debate over the Pentagon’s attempt to ban transgender individuals from the US military. According to Go to Fox News. Reyes previously mentioned in a discussion about the ban. Existence Only two biological sexes, male and female, were not “biologically correct.”
That’s what Reyes was Appointment He served as DC’s first LGBT federal judge under former President Joe Biden in 2023.
“The Pentagon says transgender forces are disqualified from service without exemption.” https://t.co/vga16izkqf
– Pete Hegseth (@petehegseth) February 27, 2025
Additionally, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint with the DC Circuit Court of Appeals against Rays in February, alleging that he engaged in “hostile and terrible misconduct.”
The DOJ lawyer claimed he used “Shorthand” in his post, which appears to be saying that Hegseth is banned without exemption, urging Reyes to consider the exact language of the policy.
“Do you really think you can do that, do you say one thing in public, then come here and say something completely else?” Reyes asked at the hearing. “What he says is that this covers all trans people. I’m not going to assume he’s sloppy.”
President Donald Trump issued An executive order that ordered the pentagon to update the Pentagon to “pass medical standards for military service” and to “retract guidance that is inconsistent with military preparation.” This policy allows exemptions in special cases.
Countless Transgender Activist Groups I sued The Trump administration in January argued that the ban was unconstitutional under equal protection granted by the Fifth Amendment.
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