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Lambda Legal and Human Rights Campaign Foundation File Lawsuit to Block Trump Administration’s Transgender Military Service Ban

Lambda Legal and Human Rights Campaign Foundation File Lawsuit to Block Trump Administration’s Transgender Military Service Ban

Lambda Legal and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF) today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s ban on military service by transgender individuals. The lawsuit—brought in response to the administration’s executive order – was filed on behalf of six actively serving transgender service members, a transgender person seeking to enlist in the military, and Gender Justice League, a civil and human rights organization headquartered in Seattle.

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