Trump Sued by Trans Troops Over Ban on US Military Service (2)

Six members of the US military sued President Donald Trump over his executive order banning transgender people from serving in the armed forces, setting the stage for a new battle over LGBTQ rights.

The suit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Washington, alleges the order violates the Constitution’s equal-protection guarantees by discriminating based on sex and transgender status “without lawful justification.”

The ban “was issued without any study of the effectiveness of transgender service members during the past four years or of any problems that may have arisen from their service,” the plaintiffs said in the complaint, which seeks ...