After filing nothing since Tuesday injunction blocking Trump anti-trans military ban, DOJ filed a motion this morning

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‪Chris Geidner‬ ‪@chrisgeidner.bsky.social‬
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NEWS: After filing nothing since Tuesday's injunction blocking Trump's anti-trans military ban, DOJ filed a motion this morning to dissolve the injunction or extend the stay of the injunction (ending at 10a), based on new military guidance also filed today. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.276845/gov.uscourts.dcd.276845.91.0.pdf
In pertinent part, the new
guidance confirms that “the phrase ‘exhibit symptoms consistent with gender dysphoria’ refers to
the diagnostic criteria outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” and
“applies only to individuals who exhibit such symptoms as would be sufficient to constitute a
diagnosis (i.e., a marked incongruence and clinically significant distress or impairment for at least
6 months).” Id. at 1 n.2. Because the March 21, 2025, guidance confirms that the Court has
misconstrued the scope of the DoD Policy, Defendants hereby respectfully move to dissolve the
March 18, 2025, preliminary injunction. See PI Op. 20 (recognizing that “new developments” may
“cause Defendants to move to dissolve th[e] injunction”).
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March 21, 2025 at 9:57 AM

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Chris Geidner‬ @chrisgeidner.bsky.social‬
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Here is the new guidance, which notes adherence to the injunction: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.276845/gov.uscourts.dcd.276845.91.2.pdf
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
4000 DEFENSE PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301-4000
MAR 2 1 2025
PERSONNEL AND READINESS
MEMORANDUM FOR SENIOR PENTAGON LEADERSHIP
COMMANDERS OF THE COMBATANT COMMANDS DEFENSE AGENCY AND DOD FIELD ACTIVITY DIRECTORS
SUBJECT: Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness: Military Department Identification
This memorandum is not to be implemented at this time due to the preliminary injunction issued in Talbott v. United States, No. 1:25-cv-240-ACR (D.D.C. Mar. 18, 2025). When the court order is modified or lifted, this memorandum will be updated accordingly.
As directed in Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Memorandum, "Additional Guidance on Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness," February 26, 2025 (Attachment 1), it is Department policy that Service members' who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria are no longer eligible for military service and will be processed for separation. This memorandum provides guidance to assist the Military Departments in identifying such Service members.
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March 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM

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‪Chris Geidner‬ ‪@chrisgeidner.bsky.social‬
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I'll have more on this after SCOTUS.

March 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM

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1. So, the DOJ's filing states "gender dysphoria" is a mental disorder according to the DSM?

And "service members who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria are no longer eligible for military service and will be processed for separation"?

The World Health Organization stated that transgender health issues will no longer be classified as mental and behavioural disorders under big changes to the WHO's global manual of diagnoses: "Dr Lale Say, a reproductive health expert at the World Health Organization, said: 'It was taken out from mental health disorders because we had a better understanding that this was not actually a mental health condition, and leaving it there was causing stigma'...He added: 'Governments should swiftly reform national medical systems and laws that require this now officially outdated diagnosis.'"

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48448804