Trans Military Ban

On April 12 2019, transgender people were banned from serving in any branches of the military. Originally, this ban had been lifted in 2016 under president Obama, but less than a year later president Trump announced his plan to ban them again. This ban was promptly challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in the court case Stone v. Trump. In a 5-4 vote, the supreme court ruled that president Trump could put this ban into effect again, just a little over a year after it had been lifted. This ban means that nobody who has been medically diagnosed with gender dysphoria by a doctor, or has actively transitioned will be allowed to serve in our military. This ban also means that over 11,000 members of the armed forces will no longer be allowed to serve.
There has been a lot of media coverage about this, because it was Trump wanted to put the ban in place so soon after it had been lifted. From what I have found, most media is against the ban, which I agree with as well.
Personally, I think that this ban is a total violation of civil rights, and should not be allowed to go into effect. This is a very deliberate discriminatory move to show that our government does not care for or want to deal with transgender people. This also makes me wonder what other sorts of civil rights the Trump Administration may try to remove either for transgender people or other marginalized groups in our society today.

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