US court halts ban on trans people serving in military, Defense Secretary to appeal
Photo: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of the US Department of Defense (Getty Images)
The head of the US Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, plans to appeal the blocking of President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military.
“We are appealing this decision, and we will win,” he wrote.
On March 18, a Washington district court suspended Trump's executive order banning transgender people from serving in the US military. The judge recognized that the document could violate the constitutional rights of military personnel. In particular, she postponed the implementation of her decision for three days to allow the Trump administration to appeal.
“The court knows that this opinion will lead to heated public debate and appeals. In a healthy democracy, both are positive outcomes. We should all agree, however, that every person who has answered the call to serve deserves our gratitude and respect,” she said.
After returning to the presidency, Trump issued a decree against transgender military service. According to media reports, the United States plans to discharge transgender military personnel within a month, but exceptions are possible.
