"Doe, Donald Trump, and Memes: Judge Blocks Trump's Military Ban on  Transgender Service Members  @balleralert Judge Blocks Trump's Military Ban on Transgender Service Members - Blogged by: @RaquelHarrisTV ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ On Monday, Washington, D.C. Federal Court Judge Colleen Koller-Kotelly blocked Donald Trump's ban on transgender people serving in the military. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Trump issued his presidential memorandum in late August. Two of its sections were blocked: his reinstatement of the ban on transgender service members and the ability to recruit openly transgender people for the military, which became effective in June of 2016. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The judge said she made her ruling based off the ""disapproval of transgender people generally."" ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ""There is absolutely no support for the claim that the ongoing service of transgender people would have any negative effective on the military at all,"" the judge wrote in a strongly worded, 76-page ruling. ""In fact, there is considerable evidence that it is the discharge and banning of such individuals that would have such effects."" ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ However, the judge did rule in favor of government funds not being used for sex-change operations. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This case was centered around Jane Doe v. Donald Trump, a lawsuit brought upon by current transgender service members who were against the ban. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The controversy all began with Trump's tweet from late July that wrote he would not allow transgender people to serve ""in any capacity in the U.S. military."""
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