Updates | The Week of August 7, 2017
Derek Reinbold // 8/13/17 //
A ban on transgender military service is not supported by credible scientific research or facts, explain Ian W. Holloway and Jody L. Herman at Take Care.
- Additionally, the public does not support the President’s proposal, notes Brian McBride (Human Rights Campaign).
- Morten G. Ender partially outlines the history of transgender service in the military at Just Security.
Two LGBTQ rights groups are suing the Trump Administration over President Trump’s transgender service ban (The Hill).
Lambda Legal reacts to reported guidance on the transgender military ban by saying “See you in court, President Trump” (Lambda Legal).
Five transgender service members are challenging President Trump’s proposed reversal of the military’s transgender service policy, writes Helen Klein Murillo (Lawfare).
- The complaint is available here.
The Trump Administration’s rollback of LGBT rights runs afoul of well-established precedent, argues Katie Eyer at ACS Blog.
Betsy DeVos declined to answer a question about whether she would intervene if states offered vouchers to private schools that discriminated against LGBTQ students (ACLU).