Bloomberg Law
July 27, 2017, 12:44 PM UTC

Wake Up Call: LGBT Groups Vow to Sue Over Trump Transgender Ban

• President Donald Trump tweeted that he will ban transgender people from serving “in any capacity” in the U.S. military, reversing a decision by former President Obama. ( Bloomberg ) The ban is “doomed” in the courts, writes Harvard legal scholar Noah Feldman, as several civil rights and LGBT organizations said they are ready to sue to block it. (Bloomberg View , Newsweek) Advocacy group GLAAD called Trump’s announcement the fruit of lobbying by anti-LGBTQ organizations. ( LGBT Weekly ) A 2016 Rand Corporation study shows the ban may affect a small percentage of the 1.3 million active duty service members currently enlisted. ...

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