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Hegseth suggests judge report to military bases after ruling that Pentagon must allow transgender troops

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hegseth-suggests-judge-report-to-military-bases-after-ruling-that-pentagon-must-allow-transgender-troops/ar-AA1BtGmd?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=5c2d054e007c4477bce93df94c77b24c&ei=94

Story by Landon Mion (23 March 2025)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday said the judge who ruled that the Pentagon must allow transgender troops should report to military bases since she is "now a top military planner."

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., issued a preliminary injunction last week blocking the Pentagon from enforcing President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military.

In her ruling, the judge said Trump's order contains language that is "unabashedly demeaning," adding that the policy "stigmatizes transgender persons as inherently unfit."

Reyes said in her decision that the executive order likely poses constitutional rights violations.

"The court knows that this opinion will lead to heated public debate and appeals. In a healthy democracy, both are positive outcomes," Reyes wrote. "We should all agree, however, that every person who has answered the call to serve deserves our gratitude and respect."

"Indeed, the cruel irony is that thousands of transgender servicemembers have sacrificed – some risking their lives – to ensure for others the very equal protection rights the Military Ban seeks to deny them," the judge added, noting that the defendants, on the other hand, "have not shown they will be burdened by continuing the status quo pending this litigation, and avoiding constitutional violations is always in the public interest."

I love this piece of the judge's response:

Quote from: Jessica_Rose on March 23, 2025, 06:13:42 PM"Indeed, the cruel irony is that thousands of transgender servicemembers have sacrificed – some risking their lives – to ensure for others the very equal protection rights the Military Ban seeks to deny them," the judge added, noting that the defendants, on the other hand, "have not shown they will be burdened by continuing the status quo pending this litigation, and avoiding constitutional violations is always in the public interest."[/color]

It's all very much akin to the Lavender Scare of the 1950s that led to mass firings of gay people. The military continued discharging gays into the early 80s. And, here we go again.