{"id":10982,"date":"2025-12-10T18:42:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T19:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.globaltalenthq.com\/?p=10982"},"modified":"2025-12-15T19:20:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:20:26","slug":"us-appeals-court-upholds-pentagon-ban-on-transgender-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/10\/us-appeals-court-upholds-pentagon-ban-on-transgender-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"US appeals court upholds Pentagon ban on transgender troops"},"content":{"rendered":"

The policy does not violate the Constitution, a panel of judges has ruled<\/strong><\/p>\n

A US federal appeals court has sided with the Pentagon in a landmark ruling that reinstates the Trump administration’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military.<\/p>\n

In March, a judge appointed by former President Joe Biden blocked the ban, arguing that it likely violated constitutional protections.<\/p>\n

In a 2 to 1 ruling on Tuesday, a panel of judges lifted the preliminary injunction.<\/p>\n

War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s policy “likely does not violate equal protection,”<\/em> Trump appointees Gregory Katsas and Neomi Rao argued in their majority opinion.<\/p>\n

The policy “classifies based on the medical condition of gender dysphoria,”<\/em> rather than sex or transgender status, they said.<\/p>\n

“The United States military enforces strict medical standards to ensure that only physically and mentally fit individuals join its ranks,”<\/em> the judges said. “For decades, these requirements barred service by individuals with gender dysphoria, a medical condition associated with clinically significant distress.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hegseth made the change in February, a week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled ‘Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness’. The decision directed the Department of War to ban anyone with a history of gender dysphoria from service, arguing the condition is “inconsistent”<\/em> with the US armed forces’ “high standards.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The move was part of the Trump administration’s broader push to roll back DEI-related policies and what the president calls “radical gender ideology.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Setting a major precedent in June, the US Supreme Court ruled that a Tennessee ban on hormone blockers for children did not violate protections under the Constitution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The policy does not violate the Constitution, a panel of judges has ruled A US federal appeals court has sided with the Pentagon in a landmark ruling that reinstates the Trump administration’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military. In March, a judge appointed by former President Joe Biden…<\/p>\n

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