A group of 17 transgender US air force members has sued the Trump administration for denying them early retirement pensions and benefits.
The complaint, submitted in federal court, describes the government’s move against them as “unlawful and invalid”.
The legal action follows the air force’s confirmation it would deny early retirement benefits to all transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of military experience, a decision that effectively pushes them out of the military with no retirement support at all.
“The Air Force’s own retirement instruction provides that retirement orders may only be rescinded under very limited circumstances, none of which were present here,” the lawsuit says.
Among the named plaintiffs are Logan Ireland, Ashley Davis, Kira Brimhall and Lindell Walley.
Glad Law, one of the advocacy groups behind the lawsuit who is representing the affected service members, said the revocation of early retirement support had ripped away financial support and benefits these families were counting on after long years of excellent service to their country.
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