Local Sergeant, Human Rights Groups Sue Trump Over Transgender Military Ban

by Sydney BrownstoneStaff Sergeant Cathrine Schmid has served in the US Army for 12 years, and has served as a woman since 2014.Lambda Legal
A coalition of human rights groups and individuals, including a staff sergeant stationed in Lakewood's Joint Base Lewis-McChord, are suing the Trump administration over its new policy banning transgender people from serving in the military.
The lawsuit, filed this morning in US District Court in Seattle, forcefully argues that the federal government's ban u