A federal judge considering whether to indefinitely block President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender service members described it on Tuesday as having “unadulterated animus” toward transgender Americans.

In a sometimes-fiery hearing, a judge said the Trump administration’s assertion that troops’ pronouns are harming military readiness is “frankly ridiculous.”

Judge Ana Reyes was hearing arguments as part of a lawsuit filed by two LGBTQ+ advocacy groups on behalf of several transgender service members and recruits.