Six transgender active-duty service members have sued President Trump over his executive order banning trans people from serving.
The suit – filed in Washington, DC, federal court Tuesday by six current service members and two transgender people seeking to enlist – comes a day after Trump signed an order claiming transgender people’s sexuality “conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle” and hurts military preparedness.
One of the plaintiffs, Army Capt. Gordon Herrero, fired back in a statement Monday saying, “There’s nothing about being transgender that makes me better or worse than any other soldier I serve alongside.”
“We are all here because we are committed to our country, and we are passionate, willing, and able to serve effectively.”
With Post wires
