If We Want To Protect Trans Troops, We Need to Protect Our Courts

Last Tuesday, the US Supreme Court said it would let the Trump Administration temporarily implement its notorious transgender ban while legal challenges to it continue. While the 5–4 order was temporary and doesn’t set legal precedent, it was a chilling sign for service members and for all trans people and their loved ones. Even a brief period of banning and purging trans service members would have damaging ripple effects throughout and well beyond the military. Read more...

By Harper Jean Tobin