Reyes, who was appointed by former president Joe Biden, wrote that such pronouncements that transgender people are not honorable, truthful or disciplined are “pure conjecture.” The executive order and Defense Department policy “provide nothing to support Defendants’ view that transgender military service is inconsistent with military readiness,” she wrote.
“Plaintiffs face a violation of their constitutional rights, which constitutes irreparable harm. Indeed, the cruel irony is that thousands of transgender servicemembers have sacrificed — some risking their lives — to ensure for others the very equal protection rights the Military Ban seeks to deny them,” Reyes wrote, adding that “avoiding constitutional violations is always in the public interest.”
The Defense Department referred questions to the Justice Department, which could not be immediately reached for comment.
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