法官命令美軍新年開始接收變性人服役

A federal judge ruled against the Trump administration on Monday, saying transgender men and women can join the U.S. military starting January 1.

The administration wanted a delay while it appealed earlier court rulings against the president's ban on transgender troops. But Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said the government failed to prove it would be harmed if transgender men and women started signing up starting New Year's Day. She said the Pentagon has had a year and a half to prepare.

Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter opened the door last year for transgender men and women to join the U.S. armed forces starting July 1. But President Trump tried to slam that door shut in an executive order, citing surgical costs and possible morale problems among non-transgender members. He also ordered current transgender military members to be discharged.

Two federal courts ruled against the president's order.

Meanwhile, Pentagon spokesman David Eastburn says the Pentagon has started preparations for transgender men and women, telling the Associated Press they must meet strict medical conditions. Doctors must certify a recruit has been free from certain medical complications that can come with changing one's gender.美國一位聯邦法院法官星期一做出不利於川普行政當局的裁決，說改變了性別的人將能夠從明年1月1日起開始在美軍服役。

川普政府對早些時候不允許川普總統禁止變性人員在軍中服役的法院裁決提出上訴，並要求推遲這個日期。但是柯林‧科勒科特利法官說，聯邦政府未能證明如果改變性別的人1月1號要求參軍服役會對其造成什麼損害。她說，五角大樓已經有了一年半的時間做準備。

前國防部長卡特去年爲7月1號允許變性人士服役打開大門。但是川普總統試圖以政令的方式將大門關閉，理由包括手術費用和可能對非變性人士氣的影響。川普總統還命令軍隊讓已在軍中服役的變性人士退役。兩家聯邦法院已作出不同意川普總統政令的裁決。

與此同時，五角大樓發言人伊斯特伯恩說，五角大樓已經開始準備接收變性人士服役。他對美聯社說，這些人必須滿足嚴格的體檢標準。醫生必須證明將服役的人沒有接受變性手術往往會伴發的某些綜合症。