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The first lawsuits have been filed against President Donald Trump's executive order revising policy on transgender troops. Six transgender active duty service members and two former service members who seek reenlistment sued in a federal court in Washington on Tuesday. Trump's order, which he signed late Monday, probably sets the stage for a ban on transgender troops in the armed forces. The lawsuit is from the same legal team that fought Trump's transgender ban in his first term. Joe Biden scrapped the ban when he became president. The lawsuit challenges the executive order on the basis of equal protection and argues that it reveals animus against a specific group.