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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Would Jesus help homeless trans people? Justice Department lawyers won’t ‘speculate’ in military ban hearing

Donald Trump’s administration won’t “speculate” whether a homeless transgender person should be rejected from a shelter merely because they are transgender.

The question was posed to a Department of Justice lawyer defending the president’s executive order effectively banning trans service members from the U.S. military, a directive that prompted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to reject any new trans recruits and pause gender-affirming healthcare for currently service trans troops.

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