But alas, it is not going to happen in this political climate; a judge just reinstated Trump’s military ban on us.
This morning I am at a 9:30 meeting at the State Unit On Aging, Long Term Care Ombudsman Program on making sure we are taken into consideration with the current state polices.
Maryland judge rescinds block against transgender military banA sad, sad day that bigotry won.
CNN
By Eli Watkins
March 7, 2019
(CNN)A federal judge in Maryland cleared the way Thursday for the Pentagon to put in place a Trump administration policy banning most transgender individuals from serving in the military, a move advocates said left only one temporary block in place against the ban.
The ultimate fate of the transgender ban is still playing out in court, although Thursday's decision saw the removal of a nationwide block that had prevented the policy from going into place on a temporary basis. The American Civil Liberties Union, which is fighting the ban, said in a statement following the Maryland ruling that "one additional block on the ban still exists from a different case."
In January, the Supreme Court enabled the policy to go into effect while legal challenges proceeded in lower courts, but US District Judge George Russell had not lifted his court's injunction on the ban, preventing the Pentagon from moving ahead.
That changed on Thursday, when Russell agreed with the Justice Department that in light of the Supreme Court's ruling, the nationwide injunction should no longer stand.
This morning I am at a 9:30 meeting at the State Unit On Aging, Long Term Care Ombudsman Program on making sure we are taken into consideration with the current state polices.
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