Judge Who Blocked The DOD's 'Trans' Policy Donated To Dems
Shawn Fleetwood
The Biden-appointed judge overseeing a lawsuit against the Pentagon’s policy on trans-identifying individuals serving in the military is a prominent donor to Democrat political candidates and causes, The Federalist has learned.
On Tuesday, D.C. District Court Judge Ana Reyes granted a request from several trans-identifying service members to place a preliminary injunction on Executive Order 14183 and additional guidance related to the order. Signed by President Donald Trump on Jan. 27, the directive declared that the “medical, surgical, and mental health constraints on individuals with gender dysphoria” is “inconsistent” with the “high standards for troop readiness, lethality, cohesion, honesty, humility, uniformity, and integrity.”
The edict instructed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to update the military’s medical standards within 60 days of the order’s issuance to reflect the president’s guidance. Hegseth effectively did so in a Feb. 7 memo, ordering pauses on “all new accessions for individuals with a history of gender dysphoria” and “[a]ll scheduled, unscheduled, or planned medical procedures associated with affirming or facilitating a gender transition for service members.”
A separate Pentagon memo dated Feb. 26 revealed that the agency had begun to develop the process of removing trans-identifying troops from the service.
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